Browsing for books on the shelf can be a very useful way to gather material on a topic. Seymour Library uses the Library of Congress call number classification system, and all materials on a topic are shelved together. For German topics, try browsing these sections:
GN 301-674 Enthology. Social & Cultural Anthropology
HM 1-1281 Sociology (General)
HN 1-995 Social History & Conditions. Social Problems. Social Reform
HQ 1-2044 The Family. Marriage. Women
HT 51-1595 Communities. Classes. Races
HV 1-9960 Social Pathology. Social & Public Welfare. Criminology
HX 1-970.7 Socialism. Communism. Anarchism
HC 10-1085 Economic history & conditions
HD 28-9999 Industries. Land Use. Labor
HF 1-6182 Commerce
DD 1-905 History of Germany
DD 125-174.6 Early and medieval to 1519
DD 175-257.4 Modern, 1519-
DD 258-262 West Germany
DD 280-289.5 East Germany
DD 851-900 Berlin
PF 3001-5999 German Language
PT 1-4897 German Literature
PT 1-80 Literary History & Criticism
PT 83-873 History of German Literature
PT 881-951 Folk Literature
PT 1100-1479 Collections (of German literature)
PT 1701-2728 Individual authors/works