Sociology

Alcohol Sociology
Features history, research links, and contact information.
http://www.roizen.com/ron/index.htm

Anovasofie: Virtual Library for Sociology in Europe
Features comparative resource tools, public intellectuals links and details on developers.
http://www.anovasofie.net

AS and A Level Revision Notes
Revision notes for the British Sociology AS and A level examinations (2010 revision).
http://followyourstar.zxq.net/growing/soc/

Astrosociology Research Institute (ARI)
Presents 'astrosociology' as a developing sociological area of study. Offers history, resources, links and membership details.
http://www.astrosociology.org/

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. Bilingual en/nl.
http://www.boekman.nl/

Cape Sociology
Contains forums, syllabus material, sample essays, newsletter and links.
http://www.capesociology.org

Centre for Critical Research on Race and Identity, The
Offers research overview, staff listing, news, links and contact information. Located at the Howard College Campus, Durban, South Africa.
http://ccrri.ukzn.ac.za

Charts'n'Stats
Features statistics and demographic data.
http://www.chartsnstats.com

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.
http://www.sociologycommission.org/

Courses In Applied Social Surveys (CASS)
Program of short courses in applied social surveys run by the Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute (S3RI) at the University of Southampton. Aims to strengthen skills in survey design and analysis in the social science research community.
http://www.s3ri.soton.ac.uk/cass/

Cultural Studies Study Group (CSSG)
Popular culture, youth culture British literature, and media studies.
http://warlight.tripod.com/

Developmental Idealism Studies
Developmental Idealism Studies are motivated by the understanding that developmental idealism has been a powerful force for social change in both the West and non-West.
http://developmentalidealism.org/

Free Resources for Program Evaluation and Social Research Methods
Provides links to manuals, on line guides, 'how to' books, survey methods, interviewing, observation, statistics and free statistical software.
http://gsociology.icaap.org/methods/

GERN - European Research Group into Norms
40 research institutions from 11 European countries focusing on crime, criminology, sociology and prevention.
http://www.gern-cnrs.com/

Guide to Questionnaires and Surveys
Contains explanations on how to create surveys and questionnaires. Articles cover attitude and ethics, the behaviour of groups and populations, data collection, lists and sampling. Created by a Granby Cegep Professor located in Granby, Quebec, Canada.
http://members.tripod.com/~frede_dast/conseil1_a.html

Human Sciences Research Council
Specializes in humanities and social sciences research. Includes research material in various formats.
http://www.hsrc.ac.za/

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.
http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/he/tutorial/sociologist/

Introduction to Social Theory
Course syllabus and lectures by Paul Gingrich of the University of Regina Department of Sociology and Social Studies. Covers work of Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Mead, and 20th century theorists.
http://uregina.ca/~gingrich/s250iw03.htm

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.
http://llek.de/english/thematic/social/soziologie_e.htm

MaleToFemaleRatio.com
Contains U.S. city male to female ratio compiled from census data.
http://www.maletofemaleratio.com

Networks of Civil Society Organizations in Latin America
Features research database, details on the project and contact information. Co-sponsored by the University of Miami, University of Maryland and the Ford Foundation.
http://www.bsos.umd.edu/socy/REDES/English.html

Po Bronson's Blog
Author Po Bronson, author of "Why Do I Love These People?" weblogs about family issues and statistics about families.
http://www.pobronson.com/blog/

Progressive Sociology Network
PSN is a moderated list devoted to the examination of issues of theoretical and political importance to sociologists.
http://www.colorado.edu/Sociology/gimenez/psn2/

Public Research Institute, San Francisco State University
PRI is a non-profit organization serving the SF Bay Area in social research.
http://pri.sfsu.edu/

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.
http://qb.soc.surrey.ac.uk/

Social Capital
Contains useful resources for researchers interested in social capital and in its relationship with economic development. The website is edited by Fabio Sabatini, of the University of Rome La Sapienza.
http://www.socialcapitalgateway.org/

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.
http://faculty.ucr.edu/~hanneman/soc157/

Social Statistics
Database of questions and the statistical information derived from replies, created by means of answers given by voluntary Internet users.
http://postyour.info

The SocioLog
Julian Dierkes' comprehensive guide to sociology on-line
http://www.sociolog.com/

Sociologia.de
Sociology resources in English, German, Spanish and Portuguese.
http://www.sociologia.de/

A Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace
Essays, data analyses, and links on sociologies of knowledge, death, aging, family, time, and inequality.
http://www.trinity.edu/mkearl/index.html

Sociologically.net
Features blog discussions, resources and groups.
http://sociologically.net

Sociologist At Large
Explore the world of sociology, discuss issues, and other interesting discoveries.
http://ryoung001.homestead.com/

Sociology
Features student research on criminology. Offers rationale, methodology, results and evaluation.
http://www.myexistenz.com/Academia/Sociology.html

Sociology Central
Sociology web site offering free resources for Sociology teachers and students.
http://www.sociology.org.uk/

Sociology Subject Index and Sociology Topical Index and Dictionary
Sociology Subject Index and Sociology Topical Index and Dictionary with leads to abstracts, bibliography, syllabus and journals, including sociology departments around the world.
http://sociologyindex.com

Sociopranos
Social Science Discussion Forum.
http://www.sociopranos.com

The SocioWeb
An independent guide to sociological resources on the Internet.
http://www.socioweb.com/

Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality
SCSPI aims to foster basic and applied research on social, economic, and cultural inequalities. Provides details of programs, publications, news, events, key issues and trend data.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/scspi/

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.
http://www.theory.org.uk/

Understanding the World Today
Reports about global social, political, economic and demographic changes. Links to theory, research, data and free software.
http://gsociology.icaap.org/

University of Kentucky: Guide to Library Resources
Offers links and academic resources.
http://libguides.uky.edu/soc

University of Kentucky: MGT 780, Social Network Analysis
Features PhD course syllabus, resources, news, blog and contact information.
http://www.analytictech.com/mgt780/

videophilia.org
Offers origins, description of the problematic, outreach, media links and resources.
http://www.videophilia.org

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.
http://sociology.wadsworth.com/

WWW Virtual Library: Evaluation
Information gateway for the field of Social Policy.
http://www.policy-evaluation.org/

WWW Virtual Library: Sociology
Global links to sociology resources.
http://socserv2.mcmaster.ca/w3virtsoclib/

Yale Library Resources: Sociology
Offers categorized academic resources.
http://guides.socialsciencelibraries.yale.edu/sociology/