Yahoo's comprehensive guide to sociology resources on the World Wide Web divided into useful categories, with links to the "most popular" sites.

The official site of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS),  the largest association in the US devoted solely to social studies education. NCSS is a national umbrella organization for elementary, secondary, and college teachers of history, geography, economics, political science, sociology, psychology, anthropology, and law related education.

The National Technical Information Service's FedWorld.com provides an online gateway for locating a comprehensive inventory of information disseminated by the Federal Government of the United States. Some of the site's most popular files include Federal Job Announcements, White House press releases, IRS tax forms and instructions.

Based at the faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Amsterdam, SocioSite is a truly global project that seeks to provide sociologists and social scientist information and resources relevant to their research and activities and available on the Web.

SocioWeb is designed and maintained primarily by Mark Blair of Pacific Web, a commercial web developing enterprise with headquarters in Sonoma County, California. It is an independent guide to sociological resources available on the Internet group into such larger categories as Net Indexes & Guides, Commercial sites, Giants of Sociology, Journals & Magazines, Learning Sociology, Sociological Theory, Sociological Associations, Sociology in Action, Surveys and Statistics, Topical Research,  University Departments, Writings.

The WWW Virtual Library is the oldest catalog of the web and was started by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of html and the web. It is run by a confederation of volunteers, subject experts who compile high quality guides to sections of the web in the areas of their particular subject expertise. The sociology page is maintained by Dr. Carl J. Cuneo, a tenured professor of sociology at McMaster University, Ontario, Canada and Director, Network for the Evaluation of Education and Training, Canadian network dedicated to the "evaluating the effectiveness of computer mediated communications in the delivery of education and training."

This is the official site of the American Sociological Association (ASA). ASA is the national organization for sociologists in the United States, with over 13,000 members from all walks of life: college and university faculty and students, researchers and practitioners, employees of government, business and non-profit organizations.

This is the official site of the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association (CSAA), Canada's national association for sociologists and anthropologists. Its members include sociologists and anthropologists in education, government and business, as well as students and individuals from other disciplines who are interested in sociology and anthropology.

This is the official site of the International Sociological Association (ISA). Founded in 1949 under the auspices of UNESCO, the ISA is the premier international association of sociologists worldwide and is a member of the International Social Science Council (ISSC), founded in October 1952, following a UNESCO General Conference resolution in 1951. The proclaimed goal of ISA is "to represent sociologists everywhere, regardless of their school of thought, scientific approaches or ideological opinion, and to advance sociological knowledge throughout the world."

The European Sociological Association (ESA) describes itself as " an academic association of sociologists and a non-profit Europe-wide association made up of over 700 members" that was established in the early 1990s to "facilitate sociological research, teaching and communication on European issues."

The Eastern Sociological Society (ESS) is a nonprofit organization with some 1000 members, most  living and working  in the Northeastern United States. It sponsors the professional journal Sociological Forum.

Web site of the Mid-South Sociological Association (MSSA), a professional association for parts of the Mid-West and South of the Unites States. MSSA publishes the journal Sociological Spectrum.

The Midwest Sociological Society (MSS), founded in 1936 has as its members nearly 1300 scholars, students and practicing sociologists. It encompasses the states of Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Kansas, South Dakota and North Dakota. MSS publishes the journal The Sociological Quarterly.

The North Central Sociological Association (NCSA) is a regional association encompassing the following states and regions: Eastern Illinois, Indiana,  Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Ontario, Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia. Membership is basically limited to persons with graduate degrees or a record of scholarly achievement. NCSA is the publisher of Sociological Focus.

 The Pacific Sociological Association (PSA) is the professional association of sociologists for the western region of the United States and Canada: Hawaii, Montana, Oregon California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Idaho, Washington, British Columbia, Alberta, Baja California and Chihuahua, Mexico. PSA is the publisher of Sociological Perspectives.

The Southern Sociological Association (SSS) is a professional association for the Southern United States with its headquarteers in Mississippi. SSS publishes the journal Social Forces.

Founded in 1919, the Southwestern Social Science Association (SSSA), is probably the oldest regional social science association in the United States and has about 1200 members. It covers the fields of economics, geography, history, international studies, political science, social work and sociology. SSSA publishes the journal Social Science Quarterly.

According to its constitution the Southwestern Sociological Association (SSA) is a "continuation of the Sociology Section of the Southwestern Social Science Association." It is closely affiliated with that  organization though it maintains its autonomy as a scientific association.

The association's official site, sponsored by   by the University of North Alabama (UNA) and the Department of Sociology at UNA.

Official site of the California Sociological Association (CSA). The association was founded in October 1990 at the first annual meeting in Carson, California.

Official site of the Georgia Sociological Association (GSA). The association was established on November 20, 1964 at its first meeting at Emory University.

Official site of the Missouri Sociological Association MSA), publisher of the Missouri Electronic Journal of Sociology which has as its central focus sociology in the state of Missouri.

Official site of  the North Carolina Sociological Association (NCSA). Founded in 1969 by Joseph Himes and other sociologists throughout the state of North Carolina, NCSA purports to be "dedicated to making available scholarly knowledge of the social patterns of North Carolina to the region, nation and world."

Founded in 1972, the Oklahoma Sociological Association (OSA) links Oklahoma sociologists and provides a list of Oklahoma sociology programs.

Official site of the state of Minnesota's professional sociological association.

Official site of  the Virginia Social Science Association (VSSA), the state of Virginia's oldest professional association. VSSA  is an interdisciplinary organization covering the fields of Anthropology, Business, Economics, Geography, History , Political Science,  Sociology, and adjunct fields. VSSA publishes the refereed Virginia Social Science Journal.

A WWW Virtual Library (the oldest catalog of the web, started by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of html and the web, now run by a loose confederation of volunteers, who compile pages of key links for particular areas in which they are expert) member page, with links to 635 sociology departments in the Unites States.

A WWW Virtual Library (the oldest catalog of the web, started by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of html and the web, now run by a loose confederation of volunteers, who compile pages of key links for particular areas in which they are expert) page offering links to 47 sociology departments in Canada.

A WWW Virtual Library (the oldest catalog of the web, started by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of html and the web, now run by a loose confederation of volunteers, who compile pages of key links for particular areas in which they are expert) page offering links to select sociology departments in Europe, arranged by country.

Listings and links to sociology graduate schools worldwide provided by GradSchools.com, a service of Educational Directories Unlimited, Inc. The groupings are: Australia and New Zealand, Canada, Europe, Japan, United Kingdom and Ireland, "Elsewhere outside USA," U.S.A. (by state), Distance Learning, Certificate Programs.

Maintained by the University of California at San Diego, this resource allows the user to browse a listing of 862 Internet sites of numeric social science statistical data, data catalogs and data libraries and provides links to 160 social science gateways that provide a variety of information on several social/political/economic issues as well as  statistical data.

A list of publicly available data sets for primary and secondary analysis, provided by the American Sociological Association.

This is a University of Michigan site maintained by the government documents department (Documentd Center) of the University Library. It provides annotated links to sites providing local, state, federal, foreign and international information, news and statistical data available on the web.

Official site of the U.S. Bureau of the Census, a branch of the United States Department of Commerce. The bureau's state mission is "to be the preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States." The sites provides access to demographic, economic, geographic as well a s other (news, special topics) information/data.

This official web site of the Society for Applied Sociology (SAS) is a valuable resource for those seeking to understand the interrelationship between sociological knowledge and sociological practice and purports to increase "the effectiveness of applied sociological research and training."  Also provides some good links to "Resources for evaluation and social research."

Yahoo selections, with a link to the American sociological Association's Section on Collective Behavior and Social Movements as well as a well designed introductory presentation on basic concepts and phenomena.

This site contains some interesting articles on a wide variety of topics discussing city and urban problems selected from contributions to a listserv. Almost all the contributors are affiliated with colleges/universities.
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Homage of the Comparative and Historical Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association, with helpful links for research and fulltext online readings as well as aids for teachers.

A Sonoma University, California resource for those interested in crime, law and related issues. An index provides a list of topics covered, while the in-built search engine allows for further versatility in searching.

"If you love to talk about, learn about, and enjoy contemporary culture, come along for the ride," is how Robin Markowitz introduces the visitor to his site, Cultural Studies Central, and the site lives up to its word, providing a wealth of information and very useful links to a wide array of resources for cultural studies.

This site by Dr. Michael C. Kearl contains a wealth of demographic information, with several links for data and discussions on demographic issues. Dr. Kearl is Professor & Chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas.

These are the selections of Ed Brown, a lecturer in Development Studies in the Department of Geography at Loughborough University, the  United kingdom.

Official site of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a part of the the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the principal biomedical and behavioral research agency of the U.S. Government. NIDA's proclaimed mission is to "lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction." The site provides links to articles and other resources on the various abused drugs, and sites helpful in  drug abuse research.

Edited by Albert Benschop of the Sociology Department  of the University of Amsterdam this is a very useful site for students and professional interested in economic sociology. All the links provided are annotated and the linked databases provide free abstracts.

The site provides an annotated guide to resources on gay and lesbian politics, law, and policy and is according to its author, Steve Sanders of Indiana University, intended for students, scholars, teachers, journalists, activists, and citizens. Links are also available to sites dealing with queer theory and other gay and lesbian related issues and interests.

A comprehensive source for gender studies from the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas.

Official site of the Office of  Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), an agency within the US Department of Justice responsible for providing national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization. The site provides links to web sites that provide information and resources for specific topics, contact information and links  to national and international youth organizations and sites that offer  resources for parents. State and local juvenile justice contact information.

The Latin American Network Information Center at the University of Texas has put together a comprehensive country/topical guide to Latin American information and research resources tailored specifically to the needs of sociologists.

Web site of the American Sociological Association's Section for Mathematical Sociology, with resources of interest to mathematical sociologists. The most interesting links here may be found under the "Other Resources" link of the homage.

The Medical Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association counts within its membership social and behavioral scientists interested in  "the social contexts of health, illness, and health care. The site provides research and data resources as well as an information and discussion forum for medical sociologists.

Official site of the  American Sociological Association's Section on Political Sociology, which has as its aim the promotion of the scholarly research and professional activities of "those concerned with a sociological understanding of  political phenomena." Currently contains only the names, addresses and e-mail of section officers and council members.

Official site of  the Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP). Established in 1966 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison by the U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity, IRP is a  nonprofit national center for research into the causes and  consequences of poverty and social inequality in the United States.

For those interested in qualitative (especially interactionist) research, this site provides  links to papers and research resources as well as to home pages of  some SSSI members.

Official site of the Race, Gender and Class Section of ASA. For now its most useful feature is the race, gender and class bibliography of publications that emphasize all three dimensions in their discourse and analysis.

Comprehensive site with useful links to resources dealing with all aspects of race, ethnicity and inequality compiled and maintained by Allyn & Bacon, a Pearson Education company.

This is Dr. Michael Kearl's web site. Dr. Kearl is professor & chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology of Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas and teaches courses in social psychology, death and dying, family, social gerontology, the sociology of time, and the sociology of knowledge. The site is a thorough resource for social  gerontologists and scholars interested in every aspect of aging (biological, statistical, psychological, cultural, political, etc.).

Developed and maintained by Scott Plous, Professor of Psychology at the Wesleyan University, this site may be the largest social psychology database on the Internet with more than 5,000 links to psychology related resources.

Web site of the International Sociological Association's Research Committee on Sociocybernetics and Social Systems, focusing on development of sociocybernetic theory and research within the social sciences

From the Section on Sociology and Computers of ASA. The "links of interest" are useful for those exploring the educational uses of the world wide web and researchers interested in social network analysis.

Another great comprehensive page by Dr. Michael Kearl (see above: Social Gerontology), professor & chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas.

The The Australian Sociological Association's short but useful site of suggested links for education and the sociology of education.

One of Professor Michael C. Kearl's pages, with the quality and excitement displayed in all his pages (see Demography and social gerontology). Exciting educational site with good copyright links.

A comprehensive resource for scholars and students interested in the sociological study of the beliefs, practices and organizational forms of religion.

Web site of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS), the oldest professional organization in the United States dedicated to serving those interested in the study of sexuality. The approach is interdisciplinary.

Web site of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS), designed primarily for educational purposes, to serve researchers and professionals interested in this branch of sociology.

Another Dr. Michael C. Kearl site, with the familiar depth and exciting treatment. Comprehensive and useful for educational purposes and interesting enough to capture the attention of even those with only a casual interest in the subject.

From the University of  Texas at San Antonio, this is comprehensive methodology site for students and experienced professionals dealing with conceptual and measurement issues in empirical research.

From Bill Trochim of Cornell University comes this great site for those involved in applied social research and evaluation. Links to locations on the Web dealing with applied social research methods are are also provided.

Auguste Comte, George Herbert Mead, Herbert Blumer, Karl Marx, Fredrick Engels, Vladimir Lenin, Paul Rosenfels, Robert K. Merton and Emile Durkheim are the "giants" whose works and influence are covered here.

An invaluable, comprehensive resource for students and professionals.

"Dedicated to advancing the understanding of administration through empirical investigation and theoretical analysis." Published by the Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University.

"Established in 1895 as the first U.S. scholarly journal in its field, AJS remains a leading voice for analysis and research in the social sciences, presenting work on the theory, methods, practice, and history of sociology." Published by University of Chicago Press.

The articles cover a wide range of topics. Abstracts are free but subscription is required for full-text. Published by Annual Reviews, Inc., Palo Alto, CA.

"AntePodium (AtP) is an electronic journal dedicated to scholarly research on the politico-strategic, politico-economic and politico-cultural dimensions of world affairs." Published by  the School of Political Science and International Relations of the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

"The journal features... an in-depth look at issues encountered in the course of sociological analysis of modern society." Published by University of Toronto Press.

"Current Research in Social Psychology (CRISP) is a peer reviewed, electronic journal covering all aspects of social psychology." Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Group Processes, University of Iowa.

"Cybersociology is a non-profit multi-disciplinary webzine dedicated to the critical discussion of the internet, cyberspace, cyberculture and life online." Edited and Designed by Robin Hamman, Hypermedia Research Centre, University of Westminster, London.

An academic, international online refereed publication with the purpose of disseminating knowledge to "as wide an audience as possible." Published by the International Consortium for Alternative Academic Publication (ICAAP).

A refereed,  interdisciplinary journal with studies made in different cultures and societies, the aim being to reach "a common level of abstraction." Welcomes contributions from criminologists, political scientists, economists, anthropologists, psychiatrists, and other related social scientists. Published by Brill Academic Publishers.

A refereed journal with contributions from sociology, anthropology, history, criminology, and related social sciences, the journal covers a wide range of topics: globalization, individualization, human development to telecommunications, the environment. Published by Brill Academic Publishers.

A refereed journal with the intention of providing "a forum for scholarly analysis of developing as well as developed world societies and cultures, past and contemporary, from the diverse points of view of the international community of researchers in the social sciences and humanities." Published by Brill Academic Publishers.

A peer reviewed journal devoted to "the study of ... those aspects of our everyday lives that typically go unnoticed by us, both as academics and as everyday individuals. Co-hosted by the Department of Sociology/Anthropology at Millersville University and the Department of Sociology and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at California State University, Fullerton.

Official Journal of the Missouri Sociological Association. Contains scholarly research that focuses on sociology in the state of Missouri.

An interdisciplinary journal bridging philosophy, economics, sociology, linguistics. It focuses on the examination of the nature of mind, language and social systems. Edited by Gerhard Preyer, J.W. Goethe-Universität Department of Social Science, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Peer reviewed on-line journal devoted to writing and discussion of and about qualitative, critical, action, and collaborative inquiry and research." Published by Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Refereed academic journal of rural social issues, published by the Centre for Rural Social Research, Charles Sturt University, New South Whales, Australia.

"The international, informal electronic journal for broadly sociological writings and research." Founded in 1997 by Alain Samson, then with the University of California at Berkeley. Fulltext scholarly articles available online without subscription.

"Sociological Research Online publishes high quality applied sociology, focusing on theoretical, empirical and  methodological discussions which engage with current political, cultural and intellectual topics and debates." Published jointly by the Universities of Surrey and Stirling, Sage Publications Ltd. and the British Sociological Association.

Deals with latest developments in qualitative data collection and analysis as well as associated theoretical and ethical issues. Published by the Department of  Sociology, University of Surrey, England.