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Sociology

Sociology encompasses and overlaps many fields involves in the study of social relationships and institutions, including organizational behavior, societal development and structure, and cross-cultural interaction.

The term "sociology" as the scientific analysis of collective human behavior was coined in 1838 by Auguste Comte, but Max Weber and ?mile Durkheim are generally credited as the founders of the modern field.

The listings in this category are self-consciously restricted to links offering academic content or information. This also means that commercial sites that don't provide academic content (e.g., book sellers as compared to academic journal sites maintained by publishers) will not be listed.

Sites in Sociology

Human Sciences Research Council
Specializes in humanities and social sciences research.The site includes research material in various formats.

Regard
Searchable database of UK research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. In-depth information on projects, publications, and other research activities.

Progressive Sociology Network
PSN is a moderated list devoted to the examination of issues of theoretical and political importance to sociologists. PSN-CAFE is its unmoderated companion list.

Theory.org.uk
Media studies and gender studies with content on queer theory, gender, Foucault, Judith Butler, media influences, cyber culture, role models, and critical theory. Produced by Dr David Gauntlett, University of Leeds, UK.

Wadsworth's Virtual Society
Site dedicated to the academic world of sociology and social science in general. Site accompanies the book The Practice of Social Research.

Sociology Online
A site for students of sociology, criminology and social theory. The site has slideshows, quizzes and documents as well as a Socio-News page.

The Question Bank
The Centre for Applied Social Surveys [CASS] Question Bank (Qb) is a store of complete UK social survey questions, questionnaires and response forms.

The SocioLog
Julian Dierkes' comprehensive guide to sociology on-line

Sociology Internet Resources
Comprehensive index of resources for culture, race and ethnicity, criminology, women's studies, family, theory and methodology.

International Council for Human Ecology
ICHEE considers human affairs in their evolutionary and ecological context, as part of a way of looking at the world and its animals, plants, natural resources, its geography, and its geopolitics.

Sociology Online
The site for all serious students of sociology. It includes essays, articles, quizzes and presentations. It also includes a regularly updated Socio-News section.

Sociology Central
Sociology web site offering free resources for Sociology teachers and students.

Top20Sociology.com - Online Directory for Sociology Education.
Includes theory, rural, family, crimonology, religion, urban studies, sociologists, history, and demography.

Networks of Civil Society Organizations in Latin America
Research project about civil society networks in Latin America (Univ. of Miami, Univ. of Maryland, Ford Foundation)

Resources for Methods in Evaluation and Social Research
List of links to free resources for methods in social research and evaluation.

Social, Political and Economic Change
Links to resources

Boekman Foundation
The Boekman Foundation is a centre where information about arts and cultural policy is collected and disseminated. It covers the areas of policy-forming and all aspects of implementation.

Sociologia.de
Sociology resources in English, German, Spanish and Portuguese.

Yale Library Resources: Sociology
A great multi - purpose site for sociology.

Center for the Study of Inequality
The Center for the Study of Inequality (CSI) fosters basic and applies research on social, economic, and cultural inequalities.

The Internet Sociologist
A free "teach yourself" tutorial on Internet information skills for sociologists, written by Stuart Macwilliam, Library and Information Services, University of Exeter. It is one of a set tutorials within the RDN Virtual Training Suite, created by subject-specialists from universities and professional organisations across the UK.

A Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace
Essays, data analyses, and links on sociologies of knowledge, death, aging, family, time, and inequality.

Sociologist At Large
Explore the world of sociology, discuss issues, and other interesting discoveries.

Public Research Institute, San Francisco State University
PRI is an non-profit organization serving the SF Bay Area in social research.

WWW Virtual Library: Evaluation
Information gateway for the field of Social Policy.

LLEK Bookmarks Scientific Search Engines - Sociology
A comprehensive catalog of scientific resources and media worldwide but especially in German and English: Directories of Sociology Journals; Sociology-related catalogs of scientific search engines; additional starting points and sites of special interest.

Guide to Questionaires and Surveys
Frédéric D'Astous explains how to create surveys and questionnaires. His articles cover attitude and ethics, the behaviour of groups and populations, data collection, lists and sampling.

Commission for Applied and Clinical Sociology
Established by the Society for Applied Sociology and the Sociological Practice Association to develop, promote and support quality sociological education and practice in applied and clinical areas. Michigan State University.

Cultural Studies
Popular culture, youth culture British literature, and media studies.

SIDOS
Swiss information and data archive service for the social sciences: Provides information about research in social sciences - archives research data - facilitates secondary data analysis

WWW Virtual Library: Sociology
Global links to sociology resources.

WWW Virtual Library: Social Policy (SPVL)
The International Social and Public Policy information gateway.

Web Resources - Sociology
Annotated links to sociology information on the web. Gathered by the University of Kentucky.

Sociology-News.net
World news article links on sociology.

Sociopranos
Social Science Discussion Forum.

The Centre for Applied Social Surveys
CASS has been set up by three major universities in the UK, and aims to strengthen skills in survey design and analysis in the social science research community.

Social Network Analysis
This page is the starting point for Sociology 157, an undergraduate introductory course on social network analysis. It contains the text book online, and bibliographical resources for sociologists.

SocioSite
SocioSite is a multi-purpose guide for sociologists. Based in the Netherlands, it includes useful links to sites around the world.

Sociopranos
Multiple fora for the discussion of sociology topics.