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A Sociological Tour of Cyberspace
http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/
Vast web site with many resources on various sociological topics - Trinity University, San Antoniao, Texas
Sociosite.net - Index of Over 100 Sociological Subjects, A-Z
http://www.sociosite.net/topics/index.php
Sociological Topics in Social Psychology Internet Site
http://www.socialpsychology.org/social.htm
You may also see more web resources devoted to current social issues.
Links to sociology meta-sites on the Internet
http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/resource.html
http://www.abacon.com/sociology/soclinks/mega.html
http://www.wcsu.ctstateu.edu/socialsci/socres.html#9
Socialite - Electronic Sociology Journals in the United State
http://www.sociosite.net/journals.php#USA
Some journals are accessible here;
other
journals are accessible in the LIRN Academic ASAP database. Type in the LA College password for the LIRN InfoTrac journals database.
WWW Virtual Library: Sociology
Electronic Journals - McMaster University; Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
http://socserv2.mcmaster.ca/w3virtsoclib/journals.htm#Journals
Counseling & Social Work Organizations
This resources has hyperlinks to organizations, that promote
civil rights and diversity and fight hate, intolerance and violence in
our society.
http://www.familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,1-8778,00.html
Idealist.org: A project of "Action Without Borders" - This website has a listing of over 28,000 nonprofit and community organizations in 153 countries. See "advanced searches" on right side of web page.
http://idealist.org/
Outstanding index and directory
of links on culture
http://www.abacon.com/sociology/soclinks/culture.html
"Money & the Meaning
of Life" - Article describes how money in our culture can affect one's behavior.
http://www.fastcompany.com/online/09/meaning.html
Current social issues in our
culture, by topic - Clearinghouse. net
http://www.clearinghouse.net/cgi-bin/chadmin/viewcat/Social_Sciences___Social_Issues/social_issues?kywd++
What is Culture? - How Is It Created and Transmitted? - Discussion by Nancy Jervis, Ph.D.
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/socst/grade3/whatisa.html
University of the State of New York and the State Education Department
Links: Socialization
http://www.abacon.com/sociology/soclinks/szation.html
Birth, Pregnancy, & Procreation
To Breed or Not to Breed:
Readings on population, procreation, and the meaning of life.
http://www.context.org/ICLIB/IC31/ToBreed.htm
Childless by Choice - Internet
links range from family planning to grief & support for infertile couples, to
social groups for people without kids, to sterilization techniques.
http://now2000.com/cbc/#web
The Parent's Page: Resources
for parents-to-be, as well as parents of infants and small children.
http://www.moonlily.com/parents/
Abortion Resources - "Best of the Web" - O'Keefe Library
http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Hot/Bioethics/abort.htm
Pro Choice (for Abortion) and Pro Life (against Abortion) Internet Resources - Ohio University, ESL
http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/project/abortion/index.html
Recent News on Abortion - Pew Forum.Org
http://pewforum.org/docs/?DocID=135
Abortion Law Around the World - Pew Forum.Org
http://pewforum.org/docs/?DocID=167
Childstats.gov - This web site offers easy access
to federal or state statistics and reports on children and their families,
including population and family characteristics, economic security, health,
behavior & the social environment, and education.
http://www.childstats.gov/ac1999/ac99.asp
Some children suffer from learning
disabilities. Here is some information on learning disorders, attention
deficit disorder, ADD, ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dysnomia, speech disorders.
http://www.ldonline.org/indepth/adhdkilcarr.html
10 Ways to Break the Ice with
Your Teens - Short, but excellent article.
http://www.familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,1-7799,00.html
Links provide information
and support for children and their parents, to prepare for college, higher
education, and careers.
http://www.familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,1-7977,00.html
This source has hyperlinks of resources for people
in mid-life.
http://www.bestyears.com/links.html
Menopause & other medical
information for men and women / Hormone Therapy
http://www.midlife-passages.com/default.htm
Public Broadcasting Programs on Aging - PBS Web Site (Corporation of Public Broadcasting)
http://www.pbs.org/search/search_results...aging
Browse through the hyperlinks, and find videos or written transcripts of the original TV programs on aging, on public television.
Web site of U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services. Administration on Aging
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov Use drop-down menu for topics on aging!
Aged and Poverty - Articles
Social Security, Poverty, and Old Age National Partnership for Women and Families
Medicating Elderly into Poverty? Economic Policy Institute
Options for Reducing Poverty Among Elderly Women Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Kilolo Kijakazi, Wendel Primus
Full-Time Work Among Elderly Increases
http://www.prb.org/Articles/2006/FullTimeWorkAmongElderlyIncreases.aspx Murray Gendell - Population Reference Bureau
Home Page of the American
Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
http://www.aarp.org/
Scroll down, for best information: Americans' experience with death & dying, and how die, homicides, suicides, AIDS, organ donations, contact with the dead,
near death experiences, as well as death across cultures and time.
http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/death.html
Webhealing.Com has grief and crisis hyperlinks. Large
number of web sites are designed to help with the grieving process. Americans grieve in a variety of creative and spiritual
ways, as evident in this web source.
http://www.webhealing.com/links.html
Abacon.Com is one of the best and most useful
directories on families available, on the web.
http://www.abacon.com/sociology/soclinks/family.html
My Virtual Encyclopedia - Family
Matters - This site has very interesting and fun web sites, and it is good for family, students,
singles, single parents, children, moms and dads. Try it, you’ll like it!
http://www.refdesk.com/fammat.html
Hyperlinks explore different
types of domestic partner relationships and address the question, "What
is a family?" This web site provides some definitions, as well as
serious consideration of alternative couples and relationships, including
same sex marriages.
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/scotts/domestic-partners/mainpage.html
Welcome to "the Internet's finest
parent-friendly support site." Review products and
services available for children & their parents.
http://www.tnpc.com/
This aims to inform parents how to protect their
children from hate and prejudice. Information explains how to
deal with school violence and neighbors with guns.
http://www.familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,1-2151,00.html
Genealogy - How to search your
family tree or find your natural parents, if you are adopted or blended with other families
http://www2.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/secret/search/
Excellent resources for parents
of children, prenatal through college
http://www.educationindex.com/parents/
About half of marriages end in
divorce. This web site offers resources and information for parents, who
are getting a divorce or are already divorced.
http://www.divorcesource.com/info/parenting/parenting.shtml
This resource appears to be the definitive list of step parenting
resources for people in fractured families marriages and blended families.
Many sites are about custody parenting issues and relating to your own
children and your step children in a second marriage or relationship.
http://stepparenting.about.com/mlibrary.htm?pid=2817&cob=home
"Femina Cyber Grrl" - Choose "family and motherhood" link, for resources on adoption, being childfree, parenting, pregnancy and childbirth, single parenting, and step-parenting - cybergrrl.com
http://femina.cybergrrl.com/
Parents' Resources - Parenting is often described
as the hardest job one will ever have. This web site has separate sections on deciding to become
a parent and parenting infants, toddlers, pre-schoolers, school-age children
and teenagers.
http://www.familymanagement.com/parents-index.html
Have a problem? This page is a great
resource to help parents identify major problems in children and adolescents,
so help can be sought, before it is too late. Some of the most popular for
parents are "The Depressed Child", "Know Where to Seek Help for Your Child",
"Know When to Seek Help for Your Child" and "Normality"
http://www.familymanagement.com/facts/english/index.html
Click on "Family and Motherhood",
and scroll down to some excellent resources.
http://femina.cybergrrl.com/
Under development
About.Com has a good starting place for exploring
fatherhood, fathers, and their children.
http://fatherhood.miningco.com/
Slowland.Com has extensive links for new and expecting
fathers, single fathers, stay-at-home dads, gay fathers, as well as links
to sites on motherhood and general parenting.
http://www.slowlane.com/links/
Father's World contains fathering and other family-related web sites.
http://www.fathersworld.com/resources/practice.html
and http://www.fathersworld.com/resources/research.html
Single Parents Network Online - Provides Information and Hyperlinks to Support Organizations
http://singleparentsnetwork.com/Parenting/
Articles
Making Lemonade - Single Parents Network - Specific and Practical Services
http://www.makinglemonade.com/
About. COM is one of the better
search engine guides to marriage information on the Net.
http://search.about.com/scripts/query70.asp?terms=marriage&trail=&Site=home&SUName=home&COB=home&TopNode=%2F
About. COM has over 80 articles on
marriage, on-line, which are well organized on many various topics.
http://marriage.about.com/library/weekly/aa031598.htm#diff
Smart Marriages. COM provides articles from publications like
the New York Times, Psychology Today, New Women, and Atlantic Monthly, in one place. These articles provide tips, advice, research summaries, legislation, and reports on the status
of the institution of marriage, today.
http://www.smartmarriages.com/articles.html
Scroll down to "quick clicks"
information on conflict, negotiation, infidelity and emotional needs.
Learn how to avoid the common mistakes during the first year of marriage. If you are single, read about the issues married people
need to face. Also, read about blended families and how to save a marriage.
http://www.marriagebuilders.com/
Marriage Toolbox Magazine is about how
to build, maintain, and repair a marriage.
http://www.marriagetools.com/
Nolo.Com Self-Help Law Center -
Your complete guide to marriage law in the
United States: licenses, records, certificates, common-law marriage, divorce,
pre-nuptials, domestic violence, gay & lesbian couples, changing your
name, and more.
http://www.nolo.com/encyclopedia/mlt_ency.html
This index to lifestyle choices includes
most types of marriages and cohabitations: Teen marriages, second marriages,
prison marriages, military marriages, interfaith and interracial marriages,
marriages within the family, same sex marriage, and common law marriages.
http://marriage.miningco.com/msubmenu2.htm?pid=2817&cob=home
Step parenting
http://stepparenting.about.com/mlibrary.htm?pid=2817&cob=home
Resources, organizations, support
groups, chats, and articles on inter-racial marriage
http://www.pollywannacracka.com/
Inter-faith relationships
Wedding customs in other countries
of the world
Children and divorce
Articles on divorce, arranged
by topic
http://marriage.miningco.com/msubfait.htm
http://marriage.about.com/msubcul.htm?pid=2817&cob=home
http://www.divorcesource.com/info/children/children.shtml
http://www.divorcesource.com/archives/index.html
Yahoo.Com directory on adoption
resources admirably covers various aspects of adoption.
http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Families/Parenting/Adoption/
On-line and off-line resources
for those who are adopted and seeking parents.
http://www2.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/secret/search/familyadopted.html
Demography Links from a Sociological Tour of
Cyberspace - Trinity University; San Antonio, Texas
http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/demograp.html
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/population/www/ U.S. Census Bureau,
Social Topics menu
http://www.census.gov/ Main page
The White House Studies Demography and Population in the U.S.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/demography.html
World Demographics Profile 2007 - Index
Modicum
http://www.indexmundi.com/world/demographics_profile.html Brief, basic information on the world population is based on the CIA World
Fact book
Brief Review of World Basic Demographic Trends - ICAAP.Org/b>
http://gsociology.icaap.org/report/demsum.html
http://gsociology.icaap.org/reportpdf/popchange.pdf
A superior directory of links on
collective behavior and social movements, by Abacon.Com
http://www.abacon.com/sociology/soclinks/collect.html
Group Dynamics Resource Page - Donelson R. Forsyth, University of Richmond, Virginia
http://www.richmond.edu/~dforsyth/gd/ Many topics and resource links
Crowd Psychology and Collective Behavior - Wikipedia.Org - Community Encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowd_psychology
Crowd psychology topics
Collective behavior - Theories and topics
Studies of the Media - Hyperlinks - Trinity University; San Antoniao, Texas
http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/commun.html
Media Issues Internet Resources
http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Hot/media.htm
Feminism and Women in American Society
Women's Issues Hyperlinks About.Com - Use menu on
left side of page, for topics.
http://womensissues.about.com/newsissues/womensissues/mbody.htm
Short essays and surveys on women’s
progress in America come interspersed with links on the history of women
& women’s movements in America.
http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/gender.html
Women
and gender studies web sites, by topic
http://libr.org/wss/wsslinks/index.html
Cybergrrl.Com's Femina - Click on "Family and Motherhood,"
for excellent hyperlinks on life issues facing women. Click on "Health and Wellness"
(fitness, sexuality, domestic violence), "Society and Culture" (politics,
activism, lesbianism, bi-sexuality), and "Education" (Women’s Studies.)
http://femina.cybergrrl.com/
Abacon's directory of links to women’s
resources on history of gender, men’s issues, sexual orientation (gay &
lesbian), and women’s studies
http://www.abacon.com/sociology/soclinks/gender.html
Yahoo.Com's Excellent Resources and Web Sites on Issues and Causes of Racism
http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Issues_and_Causes/Race_and_Racism/?o=a
Articles on Racism and Discrimination in Wiki Community Encyclopedias
Racism encyclopedia article Wikipedia.com
Discrimination topics Wikipedia.Com
Racism encyclopedia article Psychology Wikia
Many topics related to racism and discrimination Psychology Wikia
Brief Article of Psychological Basics for Racism - Kitoba.Com
http://kitoba.com/pedia/Racism.html
Educational TV Programs on Race - PBS (Public Broadcasting Service)
http://www.pbs.org/search/search_results.html?q=race&btnG.x=5&btnG.y=8&neighborhood=none
Racism in the World - Articles by Anup Shah
http://www.globalissues.org/HumanRights/Racism.asp Articles
Race and Ethnicity Resources - Trinity University; San Antonio, Texas
http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/race.html
Extensive hyperlinked resources on African Americans - Also has resource materials for Latino, Asian, and Native American ethnic groups
You may also see Ethnic groups. (You will be taken to another web page.)
Poverty and Wealth / Social Stratification and Inequality
You may also see Capitalism, Socialism, and Communism. (You will be directed to another web page.)
Introduction to Poverty: Basics - InfoPlease.Com
http://www.infoplease.com/cig/economics/got-much.html
Article discusses, "Who's got how much? Why is the gap between rich and poor is increasing?" and the quality of life.
What is the status of social
stratification in the United States today? Do social classes or castes
exist in the United States, and how wide are the gaps?
http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/strat.html
Capital, Wealth, Inequality and
Poverty in the United States - Oregon State University
http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/anth484/wpout.html
Map graphics show inequality of wealth in the world. - Oregon State University
Poverty and Wealth Statistics - U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/poverty.html
Causes of Poverty - Anup Shah - Global Issues.Org
http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Poverty.asp
Web site takes unfavorable view of globalization and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Annotated guide to Internet hyperlinks to information on world poverty Many resource links
World Bank Web Site
World Bank homepage and Topics page
Eight relatively successful nations in reducing poverty: Bangladesh, Brazil, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Tunisia, Uganda, and Vietnam.
Formal readings on poverty, growth and inequality
East Asian Miracle: Available for download
Institute for Research on Poverty - Directory of Resources and Organizations, by Catagory
http://www.irp.wisc.edu/links/category.htm
Crime & Violence
Family Education.Com - Web page on school safety addresses how to deal with school violence and questions to ask the principal, recognizing violent danger signs, and reducing hate
and intolerance, which can lead to violence.
http://www.familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,1-2151,00.html
Growing.com - The Domestic Violence Project of Silicon Valley has extensive research resources on its web site.
http://www.growing.com/nonviolent/index.htm
Family Education.Com - Article on preventing violence,
hate & intolerance
http://www.familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,1-8778,00.html
The Angelfire.Com offers referral
resources for treatment of sexual abuse, and it has research information on violent sexual offenders.
http://www.angelfire.com/mi/collateral/index.html
Anti-stalking web site
http://www.antistalking.com/
Crime
& justice system statistics, on & off line, from several sources
U.S. Criminal
Justice Statistics: "Source Book"
U.S. Dept. Of Justice. Bureau of Justice Statistics Statistics about criminal defenders, victims, and the U.S. criminal justice system
To some additional statistics web resources
U.S. Social Statistics - from
the White House
Federal Statistics, by Subject
To
Socio-Economic & Economic Statistics
Education in the United States:
Vital statistics links - NCES (National Center for Education Statistics)
Education At-A-Glance: Access statistics and reports.
ChildStat: Experience easy access
to reports and statistics on children and their families, which include
family characteristics, economic security, health, and behavior.
Statistics and reports on poverty
and income by the U.S. Census Bureau.
U.S. Justice Dept. Bureau of Justice Statistics home page
E-Sourcebook on crime, justice system, arrests & seizures, convictions, and public 0pinion
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/ssbr.html
Index
Demography
& Population
Health
Education
Crime
Fed
Stats, by Specific Subject
U.S. Census Bureau,
Social Topics menu
http://www.nces.ed.gov/
http://nces.ed.gov/edstats/
http://www.childstats.gov/
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty.html
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/
National Center of Health Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
Homepage
Fast stats, health, A-Z
National and international health
statistics resources - List is very extensive!
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/sthealth.html
Statistical Resources on the
Web, by Category-- Outstanding
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/frames/statsfr.html
Use scroll on left side of page,
or click on "Sociology" on right side of page.
Hot Index - "Best Information on the Net" on Issues - O'Keefe Library, St. Ambrose Univ., Iowa
Publicagenda.org - Issue guides for "journalists, policy makers, teachers, students and citizens."
"Politics 1" - Issue Debates - Views from Left and Right Wing Organizations
You may also see Computers and Society. You will be taken to another web page.
Revised May, 2008