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NEW RELEASE  Statistical Abstract of the United States 2001

Sociology                                            Topic List

Allyn & Bacon's Sociology Links Home Page
American Journal of Sociology
American Sociological Association
 Cultural Studies Study Group links to studies of specific cultures, pop culture, media and more
Ed Stephan's Timeline of Sociology
Electronic Journal of Sociology
Open Directory Project - Science: Social Sciences: Sociology
Open Directory Project - Society
 Julian Dierkes' Sociology Links
 PopCultures.com (a.k.a Sarah Zupko's Cultural Studies Center)
The SocioLog
Sociology Dictionary  as well as dictionaries to other disciplines
Sociology Internet Resources Western Conn.State University resource site
Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG)
SocioRealm - Sociology Resources   search by category or free search provides links to appropriate web sites
The SocioWeb
 Top20Sociology.com - Online Directory for Sociology Education.
WWW Virtual Library: Sociology

Social Theory                                                     Topic List

ASA Marxist Section Marxian Texts
CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY
CSTCH Themes and contacts
CTHEORY (internation journal of theory)
Illuminations: Kellner (critical theory and social theory)
Index of /ssr1/PRELIMS/Theory
Liberty Journal Links (socially conservative theory links)
nothingness.org homepage (anrchist theory)
Postmodern Thought
Georg Simmel: Work
Delanty: Social Theory and European Transformation
Epstein/Lichty - Postmodern Sociology and Media Theory of the Cybernetic Age
The SocioWeb: Giants of Sociology
Sociology
Sociological Research Online - Home Page
Social Theory
Sociology of Knowledge
The University of Sheffield Library databases: complete alphabetical table
 Sheffield College Social Theory Links
SocioRealm - Sociology Resources  select social theory

Research and Resource Sites        Topic List

        Sociology Specific

Julian Dierkes' Sociology Links at Princeton
Sociology Resources on the Internet:

A Guide to Social Resources on the Net

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias

       Bartleby.com: Great Books Online
         Online Dictionary of Sociology - Athabasca University
         Acronyms, Dictionaries, Glossaries & Other Library Resources
Probert Encyclopedia
Statistics and Information
         American FactFinder
         ICAAP: journals and resources
         ICPSR Homepage (political and social science resources)
         Inflation calc. Inflation conversion factors for dollars of 1800 to est. 2010 to dollars of CPI, 1995 to 2000
        IPUMS-USA and IPUMS
         Library of Congress Home Page
         NTIS Online Databases
         Craig McKie: social science research on line
         Star Site U.S. Depository Reference Collection
         Statistical Resources (Great links to good research anf information)
         THOMAS -- U.S. Congress on the Internet
         UCSD Data Collection
         Union of Concerned Scientists
         The Urban Institute
         UFE - Research Library (United for a Fair Economy)
         University of Pittsburg access to database resources
         THOMAS -- U.S. Congress on the Internet

 Search Engines                                             Topic List

Google EBSCOhostMamma meta search         Netcape Search         Yahoo! News and Events
U.S. News        XreferenceBerkeley Library combined engines

 PCC                                                           Topic List

Portland Community College Home Page
PCC LRC

 Crime/Prisons                                           Topic List

Private Prisons and Privitzation

Private Prisons:Profits of Crime article
 Prison Activist

Corporate & White Collar

Corporate Crime: Three Strikes, You're Out
 The Multinational Monitor
White Collar Crime
          Crime Maps of Portland, Oregon
         Friends of the NRA -Sponsors
         Juvenile Violence and Public Perception-Information Resource Sheet
         Legal Justice Reform Network
         Justice Information Center (NCJRS)
          Oregon Dept. of Corrections
         UNCJIN United Nations Criminal Justice Network

 Children                                                         Topic List

         Child Welfare
         Child Welfare Library Journal links
         Voices For Children: Child Abuse Statistics
         Television and Socialization of Young Children
         National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth (NCFY)

 Domestic Violence                                            Topic List

Domestic Violence Institute - African American
Mickey's Domestic, Child, Elder, Sexual Abuse Resources

 Education                                                        Topic List

Educational Information and Resource Center (EIRC)
U.S. Department of Education (ED) Home Page
U.S. Dept of ED: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)
History of Education
ED314228 1989-04-00 Changes in American Indian Education: A Historical Retrospective for Educators in the United States. ERIC Digest.
OpenHere - Education, Reference, Archives, Historical and Cultural
Educational Attainment, March 2000 Detailed Tables

Environment                                                        Topic List

CIESIN Center for International Earth Science Information Network
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN) home page
Env. Mgt. Information Services
EPA Global Warming Site
A Global Overview of Forest Conservation
 Regional Alliance for Information Networking
PBS : Trade Secrets : Resources (regarding chemical company cover-ups)
1601 Pennsylvania Ave.  anti-nuclear site
After the Prawn Rush
U'wa Defense (homepage)
OXY Home Page Occidental Oil homepage
WDC-A for Human Interactions in the Environment
Organic Growing
 Population Network
Guide to Mostly On-line and Mostly Free U.S. Geospatial and Attribute Data
The Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies
 NRDC: Natural Resources Defense Council Environmental reports and links
 Union of Concerned Scientists variety of areas related to environment and health
 World Wildlife Federation International good reports on a variety of environmental issues

Genetics

The Biotech Century: Playing Ecological Roulette with Mother Nature's Designs (May-June 1998)
HHMI's Blazing a Genetic Trail: Research on Mutant Genes and Hereditary Diseases.
Human Genome Proj.: Ethical, Legal, & Social Issues
(S.A.G.E.) Students

 
After Darwin eugenic discussion

 Globalization                                                    Topic List

       Centre for Research on Globalisation

MAI

Multilaterial Agreement on Investment

Anti-globalization

CORPORATE WATCH HOT LINKS
Global Economy Watch: Global Economy Watch
IFG Home Page
Public Citizen
World Bank unreleased docs
The Multinational Monitor
Naomi Klein 10/24/01 Canadian Globe privitization and the terrorist crisis The Real Battle Lines
 Center For World Indigenous Studies (CWIS) Home Page

Pro-globalization;WTO,OECD, etc

IMF, International Monetary Fund, IMF Home Page.
IMF Historical Archives - Factsheet
News: IMF and World Bank Contributed to AIDS Spread
The Role of the IMF
The World Bank Group
OECD Online - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OECD Online
World Trade Organization web site

FTAA

Stop the FTAA

NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement
NAFTA: the North American Free Trade Agreement
NAFTA: The Mother Of All Stupid ideas. Edward Britton

GATT

Bretton Woods Institutions
GATT-guide
U.S. Copyright Office, URAA GATT
WTO disputes - process and cases
         AFLCIO
         Focus on the Corporation
         From Rio to Buenos Aires: World Bank Fossil Fuel Lending
         Global Policy Forum: Home Page
         International Society for Ecology and Culture - Global to Local
         Social and Economic Policy
         U.S.A. G-7 Global Inventory Project
         Streetcars provided transport, entertainment - A Q-C Century - Progress 99
         Light Rail Boondoggle
         Multinational Monitor-- Ocotober 1994

Income                                                            Topic List

Poverty, Welfare, and Welfare Reform

Statistical Update Child Poverty
Welfare Reform and the General Welfare
Institute for Research on Poverty
Poverty-Related Resources Compiled by IRP
Poverty, Family Structure, and Child Well-Being: Indicators From the SIPP
Poverty guidelines and poverty thresholds: What they are, and how they are used
         FedStats Home Page
         The Urban Institute: A Nonpartisan Economic and Social Policy Research Organization
         Allyn & Bacon's Sociology Links: Social Class and Poverty
         Social Class Home Page
         Population Division Working Papers
         THE EFFECT OF RACE AND SEX ON WELFARE BENEFITS
         The US National Income Statistics
         1997 Economic Census
         FRAC - Hunger in the U.S.
         Official Web site of the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
         Family Statistics
         The EPI DataZone
         ESBR: Income
         Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
         Robber Barons
         Shifting Fortunes Report
         The American Community Survey and Intercensal Population Estimates
         National Low Income Housing Coalition

 Labor and Statistics                                        Topic List

Statistical Resources on the Web/Labor
Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey Home Page
Cornell ILR Extension > HOME
Monthly Labor Review Articles by the Division of Monthly Industry Employment Statistics
Earnings by Occupation and Education
National Compensation Survey
Surveys of Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprises
Fewer hours, fewer benefits, MLR: The Editor's Desk
Part-time Workers' Earnings: Some Comparisons (ABSTRACT), CWC Online, Summer 2000
Table 9. Private industry, by full-time and part-time status

Media/Online Journals                                    Topic List

Standard Media

Atlantic Unbound | The Atlantic Monthly
Maclean's
Newsweek Media Research Index
Oregon Live

Online Journals and Media

       E-Journals.Org
E-Journals
E-Journals Coalition
Journals, e-Journals and Journal directories
Library Information Systems (LIS) Electronic Journals (E-Journals)
WWW Virtual Library: Sociology: Journals and Newsletters

Alternative Media

         Project Censored
AJR NewsLink
 AlterNet
Caught in the Web
 CommonDreams
THE COMMONWEAL HOME PAGE
CWC Online  Compensation and Wages on line
Cornell ILR Extension > RESEARCH & CONSULTING
 Democratic Socialists
 FAIR
Free Speech TV
From the Wilderness
The Emperors New Clothes
EPN | The Electronic Policy Network
 Global Watch part of ZNet
 Harper's Magazine
Independent Media Center
IPS - Inter Press Service The Global News Agency
ITN Online
MAP: The Media Awareness Project
Minority Links for Media
The Nation Digital Edition
 OpenSecrets
 The Progressive
 Reporters Community for Freedom of the Press
The Seeker Magazine
TAP: The American Prospect Online
TCF Online.  Policy in Perspective.
ZNet
 

Population/Demographics                                Topic List

U.S. Census and Demographic Data
Statisitical Abstracts of the US
Population PDF Publications
Population of the US 1997 (p23-194.pdf)  In Adobe format
Historical United States Census Data Browser

 Race and Gender                                               Topic List

THOMAS -- U.S. Congress on the Internet
United States Department of Labor
Comparisons of Selected Social and Economic Characteristics Between Asians, Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and American Indians (Including Alaskan Natives)  Report - 1996
National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) Home Page
Catherwood Library: Search Electronic Archive

Affirmative Action

Affirmative Action and Diversity Page
Affirmative Action Fact Sheet
Enforcement Statistics and Litigation
A Historical Review of Affirmative Action and the Interpretation of Its Legislative Intent by the Supreme Court
III. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION & ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS
Charge Statistics From The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission FY 1992 Through FY 1998
United States Commission on Civil Rights
Civil Rights government Publications

 Race General                                                Topic List

Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering 1998 - Chapter 5 - Employment - Minority Women
Racial and Ethnic Classifications Used in Census 2000 and Beyond
Growing Up, Growing Apart
Crime and Justice in Black America by Christopher E. Stone
The National Urban League
How Race Is Lived in America
About Race: An SF Gate News Special
Index of Diversity
The WWW Virtual Library on Migration and Ethnic Relations
SHATTERING THE SILENCES: Study Guide

Gay/Women                                                    Topic List

        A difficult choicearticle on sex and sex changes
Trends in Marital Status of U.S. Women at First Birth: 1930 to 1994
 The Human Rights Campaign
Queer Studies by Gayscape

Hate Info

Stop Hate - Anti-Semitism
Realm of Missouri Homepage homepage of a chapter of the KKK
The Truth At Last
Wake Up or Die: Perpetrating Genocide Against White Americans

Law, anti-miscegenation

FindLaw: United States Case Law: Supreme Court
Interracial Marriages and the Effects on Children
Pocahontas and Miscegenation
FTM: Loving v. Virginia: Court Decision Text

Immigration                                                    Topic List

The National Immigration Forum Home Page
USINS
Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign-Born Population of the United States: 1850 to 1990
About INS Immigration Arrival Records
INS Reports and Studies
About INS Immigration and Naturalization Legislation From the Statistical Yearbook
Legal Scholarship on the WWW : Immigration Law
Immigration Law Net

History                                                            Topic List

American Jewish History
American Memory Historical