Sociology

Astrosociology.com - Astrosociology is a developing sociological subfield and multidisciplinary field that focuses on astrosocial phenomena (i.e., social and cultural patterns related to outer space).
www.astrosociology.com

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.
www.boekman.nl/

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.
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.
www.s3ri.soton.ac.uk/cass/

Cultural Studies Sudy Group (CSSG) - Popular culture, youth culture British literature, and media studies.
members.tripod.com/~warlight/

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.
di.psc.isr.umich.edu/

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

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.
members.tripod.com/~frede_dast/conseil1_a.html

Human Sciences Research Council - Specializes in humanities and social sciences research.The site includes research material in various formats.
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.
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.
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.
llek.de/english/thematic/social/soziologie_e.htm

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)
www.bsos.umd.edu/socy/REDES

Po Bronson's Blog - Author Po Bronson, author of "Why Do I Love These People?" blogs about family issues and statistics about families.
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.
www.colorado.edu/Sociology/gimenez/psn2/

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

Resources for Methods in Evaluation and Social Research - List of links to free resources for methods in social research and evaluation.
gsociology.icaap.org/methods/

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.sidos.ch/index-e.html

Social Capital - Capitale sociale.it 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
dep.eco.uniroma1.it/~soccap/eng-index.htm

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

Social Policy Virtual Library - Offers links to pages that feature surveys, statistics and charts. Includes national categories.
www.bath.ac.uk/~hsstp/dp-dbas.htm

Social, Political and Economic Change - Links to resources
gsociology.icaap.org/

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

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

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

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

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

Sociopranos - Multiple fora for the discussion of sociology topics.
www.sociopranos.com/forums/category-view.asp

Sociopranos - Social Science Discussion Forum.
www.sociopranos.com

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

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.
www.theory.org.uk/

Top20Sociology.com - Online Directory for Sociology Education. - Includes theory, rural, family, crimonology, religion, urban studies, sociologists, history, and demography.
www.top20sociology.com/

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.wadsworth.com/

Web Resources - Sociology - Annotated links to sociology information on the web. Gathered by the University of Kentucky.
www.uky.edu/Subject/socio.html

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

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

Yale Library Resources: Sociology - A great multi - purpose site for sociology.
www.library.yale.edu/socsci/subjguides/sociology/