Subject Guides: Sociology: Websites

Websites

The websites listed below are from a variety of Sociology-related sources. They illustrate the diversity of the field and can help you stay current with new research, publications, and other developments from around the world. These sites are from known and credible sources, however you should always take responsibility yourself for deciding whether you feel a site is authoritative and reliable.

Canadian Council on Social Development
CCSD is no longer an active organization. It was neutral, non-partisan, non-governmental and independent.This website is an online archive of popular research papers and reports, links to data and social programs/organizations, news and events.
Community Information Database
Consistent and reliable socio-economic and demographic data in an easily useable form to support informed decision-making and action.
Contagion: Historical Views of Diseases and Epidemics
This online collection offers important historical perspectives on the science and public policy of epidemiology today and contributes to the understanding of the global, social–history, and public–policy implications of diseases.
Digital Commons Network: Sociology
The Digital Commons Network brings together free, full-text scholarly articles from hundreds of universities and colleges worldwide.
Everyday Sociology Blog
Features interesting, informative, and entertaining commentary from sociologists around the United States.
Gender Equality Data and Statistics (World Bank)
Access to a database of international gender statistics and indicators.
Institute for Social Research
This York University Institute undertakes, promotes and evaluates social science research.
OECD.Stat
Features country profiles as well as statistical data on a wide range of subjects, including development, finance, labour, health.
Pew Research Center
A non-partisan research organization that regularly publishes reports on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world.
QualPage: Resources for Qualitative Researchers
Examining the world through qualitative inquiry
The Sociological Cinema
Readers can browse our blog for essays and podcasts about pedagogy, media, and pop culture; find images on Pinterest for presentations or learning about sociological topics; engage in conversations on Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr; and explore curated content on our modules page.
A Sociological Tour through Cyberspace
Site is intended "to inform and generate discourse", to be a "theatre of ideas.'" This site features commentary, data analyses, occasional essays, as well as the requisite links, put together for courses taught by many Sociology professors.
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.
Work and Family Researchers Network
The Work and Family Researchers Network’s mission is to facilitate virtual and face-to-face interaction among academic work and family researchers from a broad range of fields as well as engage the next generation of work and family scholars. Includes an open access work and family research depository.

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