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Introduction to Sociology: Additional links

This guide will help sociology students find resources and information on sociology topics, issues, and perspectives.

Ebooks on Social Topics

Associations & Organizations

American Sociological Association

A non-profit membership association dedicated to advancing sociology as a scientific discipline and profession serving the public good.

American Sociological Association: Research on Sociology

ASA Department of Research on the Discipline and Profession. Contains Current Projects, Briefs and Articles, Trends in Sociology, Sociology Job Market, Project Funding, and Survey Templates

International Sociological Association (ISA)

A non-profit organization dedicated to scientific purposes in the field of sociology and social sciences. It is an international sociological body, gathering both individuals and national sociological organizations.

Society for the Study of Social Problems

We are an interdisciplinary community of scholars, practitioners, advocates, and students interested in the application of critical, scientific, and humanistic perspectives to the study of vital social problems. 

The American Society of Criminology

An international organization whose members pursue scholarly, scientific, and professional knowledge concerning the measurement, etiology, consequences, prevention, control, and treatment of crime and delinquency.

American Society on Aging

ASA has developed and led the largest, most diverse community of professionals working in aging in America. As a result, ASA has become the go-to source to cultivate leadership, advance knowledge and strengthen the skills of our members and others who work with and on behalf of older adults.

National Bureau of Economic Research

Association of Black Sociologists

The Population Association of America

Sociologists Without Borders

Southern Sociological Society

Weblinks

SocioWeb

is an excellent site which offers keyword searching for sociology topics as well as links to indexes, guides, journals, associations, other sites. It also offers a chat room for the field.

SocioSite

SocioSite is designed to get access to information and resources which are relevant for sociologists and other social scientists. It has been designed from a global point of view — it gives access to the world wide scene of social sciences. The intention is to provide a comprehensive listing of all sociology resources on the internet.

The Society Pages

"The Society Pages is an online, multidisciplinary social science project headquartered in the Department of Sociology at the University of Minnesota. 

Sociological Cinema

Resource for using video and pop culture to teach and learn sociology.

Sociology Sounds

SociologySounds is a site to make it easy for teachers to find and share great music for their classes. Pairing a great song with a sociological concept can be tricky, but here it's just a few clicks away.

Socio-QUEST 

SocioQuest is a repository of guided internet assignments – WebQuests, Virtual Explorations, and Internet Scavenger Hunts. The content of SocioQuests are generally written for students at institutions of higher education and advanced high school students. This is an expanding site with new material being posted on a regular basis.

Open Education Sociology Dictionary 

Free Online Sociology Dictionary

Virtual Explorations 

These eighteen Virtual Explorations introduce students to a variety of different types of resources for doing sociology on the world wide web. Students access various types of information and input their responses into an online form, which may be submitted electronically to their instructor.

Sociology of Gender 

Site that focuses on the social construction of gender. Tied in with a text but some very useful information.

Sociology, Social Work, and Social Welfare: SWK 121 

This is a site put together by a librarian that includes suggested resources for Introduction to Sociology, Social Work, and Social Welfare classes.

Web Sites of Interest to Social Workers