Sociology Websites
Aging
Criminal Justice
Diversity
Families
Gender
Research, Statistics and Theory
Urbanization
Gateways to more Information
Aging
With over 35 million members, AARP is the leading nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people age 50 and over in the United States. The group is known for providing a host of services to this ever-growing segment of the population.
The Institute of Gerontology's primary mission is to engage in research, education, and service in the field of aging.
The National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (NCPEA) is an association of researchers, practitioners, educators, and advocates dedicated to protecting the safety, security, and dignity of America's most vulnerable citizens.
The Polisher Research Institute projects currently span four emerging areas in the field of aging and long-term care: Dementia Care, End of Life Care, Quality of Life and Population Aging, Technology and Aging
Social Security Online contains the history of the agency, demographics, and current issues about Social Security.
U. S. Administration on Aging. This site from the Department of Health and Human services is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of a wide variety of topics, programs and services related to aging.
Criminal Justice
The American Society of Criminology is an international organization concerned with criminology, embracing scholarly, scientific, and professional knowledge concerning the etiology, prevention, control and treatment of crime and delinquency. This includes the measurement and detection of crime, legislation and practice of criminal law, as well as the law enforcement, judicial and correctional systems.
The National Center for Victims of Crime is the nation's leading resource and advocacy organization for crime victims.
The National Crime Prevention Council's Mission is to enable people to create safer and more caring communities by addressing the causes of crime and violence and reducing the opportunities for crime to occur.
Federal Bureau of Investigation contains facts and figures about the FBI including priorities, history and types of crime.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons site has statistics, current research, annual reports, and history of the Bureau of Prisons and its institutions.
U.S. Department of Justice. Listing of all agencies under this umbrella, including the Department of Homeland Security, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
National Center for State Courts. Ten judicial organizations comprise the center. Through original research, consulting services, publications, and national educational programs, NCSC offers solutions that enhance court operations with the latest technology; collects and interprets the latest data on court operations nationwide; and provides information on proven "best practices" for improving court operations.
Diversity
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity. Excellent site with information about all minority groups in the United States and links to topical web pages.
National Congress of American Indians NCAI serves as a forum for consensus-based policy development among its membership of over 250 tribal governments from every region of the country. It's mission is to inform the public and the federal government on tribal self-government, treaty rights, and a broad range of federal policy issues affecting tribal governments.
Bibliography of Race, Gender and Affirmative Action.
This is an annotated bibliography of resources on race, gender, and affirmative action intended for the use of faculty who are designing courses concerning race, gender, and affirmative action, and for students and browsers interested in a guide to the literature
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The primary focus of the NAACP continues to be the protection and enhancement of the civil rights of African Americans and other minorities. Excellent section on Brown v. Board of Education
Families
The Administration for Children and Families is a federal agency funding state, territory, local, and tribal organizations to provide family assistance (welfare), child support, child care, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs relating to children and families.
Facts for Families. The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry developed Facts for Families to provide concise and up-to-date information on issues that affect children, teenagers, and their families.
Marriage and the Family Processes. This site shows how family processes change from marriage until it concludes with the death of one spouse.
Gender
The Feminist Theory Website has three parts: 1) various fields within feminist theory; 2) different national /ethnic feminisms; and 3) individual feminists.
Gender and Sexuality. This page publishes texts which address gender studies and queer studies, with a particular focus upon discussions of sex, gender, sexual identity and sexuality in cultural practices.
Gender INN is a searchable database providing access to over 8,300 records pertaining to feminist theory, feminist literary criticism and gender studies focusing on English and American literature.
National Organization for Women. Since its founding in 1966, NOW's goal has been to take action to bring about equality for all women. This site presents NOW's position on women's issues.
Women's Studies Women's Issues Resource Sites is a selective, annotated, listing of web sites containing resources and information about women's studies / women's issues
Research, Statistics and Theory
American Sociological Association. Information about the national organization, it's publications, employment resources, data resources, and research and funding opportunities.
Classical Sociological Theory provides full text excerpts from the classics.
Famous Sociologists contains links to their full text works.
Resources for Methods in Evaluation and Social Research. The focus is on "how-to" do evaluation research and the methods used: surveys, focus groups, sampling, interviews, and other methods.
A Sociological Tour through Cyberspace. Professor Michael C. Kearl from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas has created this detailed tour.
Statistical Resources on the Web: Sociology. Compiled by the University of Michigan Documents Center, this site contains annotated links to statistical information on sociological topics.
A Sociology Timeline from 1600. A timeline of significant events in the field of sociology from 1600 to 1995.
Urbanization
Homes & Communities. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. HUD's mission is to increase home ownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination.
Urban Planning/ 1804-1918: An International Anthology of Articles, Conference Papers, and Reports. These documents are primary source material for the study of how urban planning developed up to the end of World War I.
Population Reference Bureau. For more than 70 years the Population Reference Bureau has been informing people about the population dimensions of important social, economic, and political issues.
Gateways to more Information
Data on the Net. A listing of 361 Internet sites of numeric Social Science statistical data, data catalogs, data libraries, social science gateways, addresses and more
Internet Crossroads in Social Science Data. The Internet Crossroads contains over 720 annotated links to data-related resources on the Internet.
Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG). This service aims to provide a source of selected, high quality information for researchers in the social sciences, business and law. It is part of the UK Resource Discovery Network
The Socio Web."The independent guide to sociological resources on the Internet."
Research Resources for the Social Sciences is organized into 18 categories. It is maintained by Craig McKie who wrote Using the Web for Social Research.
WWW Virtual Library: Sociology. Links to sites relating to sociology in the areas of Anthropology, Culture, Demography and Population Studies, Human Rights, International Development Co-operation, Migration and Ethnic Relations, Social Sciences, and Sustainable Development, from various organizations and institutions with departments in sociology.
