Expanded Academic ASAP is a good place to start research on current issues in sociology. FirstSearch The Public Affairs Information Service indexes journal articles, books, and government publications on public policy issues. If your topic relates to public policy, national issues, or a federal program, this index is a good place to begin your research. Very brief abstracts of each article or book are provided. PAIS also provides very good international coverage.
Abstracts describe each article or chapter.
If your topic overlaps with social psychology, this index would be a good choice. This site also provides access to 34 full text, scholarly journals on various sociological topics. Looks for the link to Electronic Journals. An icon near the title will also indicate if St. Kate's subscribes to the title. Multidisciplinary in its coverage, it is quite good for social sciences and popular culture.