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Sociology Resources

This webliography is intended to be used as a starting point for identifying useful Internet sites in the field of Sociology. (A webliography is a list of web sites, like a bibliography is a list of books.)

The Internet contains a wealth of information on every imaginable subject, but there are significant resources that are not available on the Internet and can only be found in the library. Also, the quality and usefulness of Internet resources varies widely. If you choose to use an Internet resource, be sure to evaluate it carefully according to the following criteria:

• Accuracy - Is the information reliable and error free? Are sources cited?
• Authority - Who is the author and what are his/her/their qualifications?
• Objectivity - Is the author's intent to persuade or make a sale? Is the information presented free of bias?
• Currency - Is the information up-to-date? Is the last updated date clear? Are there various versions?
• Coverage - What is included? Are the topics explored in depth?

Much of the information you find through traditional search engines such as Google and Yahoo may not be suitable for scholarly research.

Directories and Search Engines

A Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace
Commentary, data analysis, essays and links.

Argus Clearing House: Sociology
Selective collection of academic links. No longer actively maintained, so check for currency.

The Socio Web
Independent guide to sociological resources on the Internet.

Social Science Information Gateway: Sociology
A selection of evaluated web sites in sociology. Browse subjects such as regional and country studies, social movements, sociology of religion, and sociology of race and ethnicity or search using your own keywords.

WWW Virtual Library: Sociology
Collection of links to institutions, research centers, databases, associations, organizations, and other resources in sociology.

Associations and Organizations

American Sociological Association

Rural Sociological Society

Society for Applied Sociology

The Southern Sociological Society

Data, Statistics and Surveys

Survey Research Center

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)

QuestionBank
Contains questionnaires for large-scale social surveys. Does not include data from the surveys.

SSDC, Data on the Net

Statistical Abstract of the United States

United Nations Social Indicators

U.S. Census Bureau's American FactFinder
An excellent source for statistics on population, housing, race, income, education, businesses, and geography of the U.S.

Online Journals

Directory of Open Access Journals: Social Sciences
A directory of full-text electronic scholarly journals available free of charge. All journals included in the DOAJ must meet a quality control standard, either peer review or editorial quality control.

Electronic Journal of Sociology

Sociological Research Online

WWW Virtual Library: Sociology Electronic Journals and Newsletters

JSTOR Journals

• American Journal of Sociology 1895-2000
• American Sociological Review 1936-1997
• Annual Review of Sociology 1975-1997
• Contemporary Sociology 1972-1997
• Journal of Black Studies 1970-1999
• Journal of Educational Sociology 1927-1963
• Journal of Health and Human Behavior 1960-1966
• Journal of Health and Social Behavior 1967-1997
• Public Opinion Quarterly 1937-1999
• Social Psychology 1978
• Social Psychology Quarterly 1979-1997
• Sociology of Education 1963-1997
• Sociometry 1937-1977

Selected Web Sites

Dead Sociologists' Society

Demography & Population studies

Human Development Reports
Annual reports commissioned by the UN Development Programme.

Population Index on the Web