Sociology

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Sociology Web Sites

Dead Sociologists Society

http://media.pfeiffer.edu/lridener/DSS/DEADSOC.HTML

Useful site which offers basic information about the life and work of major theorists in the field. Also includes selected links on topics such as social structure, deviance, stratification, population and urbanization, and culture.

Demography and Population Studies (Australian National University)

http://demography.anu.edu.au/VirtualLibrary/

Links to demographic information worldwide, including the USA. Also has connections to other WWW servers of interest to demographers.

Introductory Guide to Critical Theory

http://www.cla.purdue.edu/academic/engl/theory/

Provides a variety of materials on the topics of gender and sex, Marxism, narratology, new historicism, postmodernism, and psychoanalysis. Includes links to other web sites, applications, lesson plans, definitions of terms and concepts, and modules for in-depth study.

The Sociolog: Julian Dierkes Comprehensive Guide to Sociology On-Line

http://www.sociolog.com/

Comprehensive list of links to professional associations, departments, journals, as well as content pages on practice, prominent sociologists, etc.

Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace

http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/index.html

Selected links to general resources, theory, research methods and statistics.

SocioSite (U. of Amsterdam)

http://www.sociosite.net/index.php

Comprehensive sociology site for with a global focus.

The SocioWeb: A Sociological Resource Center

http://www.socioweb.com/

Links to resources on various topics (e.g. criminology, world affairs, demography), university departments, and mailing lists.

Yahoo's List on Sociology

http://dir.yahoo.com/Social_Science/Sociology/

Agencies, Associations, etc.

American Sociological Association

http://www.asanet.org/

International Sociological Association

http://www.isa-sociology.org/

Society for the Study of Social Problems

http://www.sssp1.org/

Research Methods & Writing (including APA style)

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Psychology With Style: a Hypertext Writing Guide

http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/apa4b.htm

Guide to the APA manual and writing for the profession. Follows an outline of a typical paper, from title page to reference list.

The Web Center for Social Research Methods (Bill Trochim)

http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/

Provides online texts and papers, links to related sites on social research and methods, a statistical primer, simulations, text questions, student projects, etc.