Research Guides: Sociology: Journals & Web Sites

Web Sites

ASA: American Society on Aging
Conferences, publications, resources, etc.
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Child abuse, child welfare, adoption, etc.
Eldis
Social issues such as gender, poverty, health, environment, etc.
Feminism and Women’s Issues
Links to women’s issues such as sexual harassment, etc.
Gallup
Gallup polls and insights on a variety of topics.
Glossary of Social Science
Definitions of terms
IRP: Institute for Research on Poverty
Poverty and social inequality
PRB: Population Reference Bureau
Statistics on population, health, education, etc.
Public Agenda
Various viewpoints on social issues.
Social Gerontology & the Aging Revolution
Issues regarding gerontology.
Sociology of Death and Dying
Information regarding death
U.S. Census Bureau
Information about people, business, geography, etc.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Policies/regulations; families/children; drug and food information, etc.
United Nations Statistics Division
Economic statistics, demographic & social statistics, and others.
WSSLINKS: Women and Gender Studies Web Sites
Information about women’s studies.