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Sociology
Web Sites compiled by Grolier's Multimedia Encyclopedia
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National Academy Press
The U.S. National Academy of Sciences provides more than 1,500 online books
on a wide variety of topics relating to science, technology, and education.
The titles are currently available at no cost to online readers and can be
browsed by category.
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SocioSite
This megasite, maintained by the Sociological Institute of the University of
Amsterdam, "gives access to the European and worldwide scene of academic
sociology." Resources are organized topically, geographically, and by
clusters of themes.
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The SocioWeb
A guide to sociological resources, searchable by keyword or browsed by
category. Annotated links have been organized into various collections,
including journals, theory, indexes, statistics, topical issues, selected
writings, and organizations.
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Social Psychology Network
The Social Psychology Network provides a searchable database of over 4,000
Web site links to psychology-related resources, in addition to an indexed
menu of categorized Web links. Maintained by Professor Scott Plous of
Wesleyan University.
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A Sociological Tour Through
Cyberspace
An online introduction to sociology, from Professor Michael C. Kearl of
Trinity University. Topics include marriage and the family, social
inequality, race and ethnicity, social psychology, and demography. Numerous
links.
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Spies Like Us
An article by researcher Charlotte Allen examining the uses of deception by
sociologists working in the field. From the online edition of the journal
'Lingua Franca.'
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Inter-University Consortium for
Political and Social Research
Major online data archive includes U.S. census data from 1790 to present,
studies of local politics, conflict, economic behavior, education,
leadership, environment, health care, legal systems, voting, political and
organizational behavior.
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Survey Research Center [Princeton
University]
Annotated guide to a variety of resources for locating survey research and
consumer poll data.
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Social Psychology, Sociology, Social
Work
Site provides a good starting point for social psychology on the Internet.
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WWW Virtual Library: Sociology
Directory includes academic and research institutions, guides, electronic
journals for sociology.
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WWW Virtual Library: Demography and
Population Studies
Directory site provides links to research and data centers, searchable
databases, and other information sources related to demography. Maintained by
Diana Crow of Australian National Univ.
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Social Science Data Collection: Data
on the Net
Annotated directory provides access to social science data sets, searchable
catalogs, numerical data libraries, gateways, and vendors. From the Social
Sciences Data Collection, University of California, San Diego.
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American Sociological Association
The home page of the American Sociological Association offers information
about the association and its membership, meetings, publications, and
employment opportunities.
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Human Behavior and Evolution Society
Includes links to the journal 'Ethology and Sociobiology,' to overviews of
evolutionary psychology and Darwinian medicine, and to a variety of other
sites pertaining to the relationship between evolution and behavior.
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