Sociology: Find Web Resources

Evaluate Web Sites for:

• Accuracy
• Authority
• Currency
• Objectivity
• Coverage

• Internet Resources for Sociology (from University of Delaware): http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/soc/internet.htm

• A variety of Internet resources on sociology topics from MCGraw Hill: http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/sociology/resources/index.htm

• Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace (from Trinity University): http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/ 

• Public Sociology (learn how sociological theory can help us create a better world): http://publicsociology.com/

• General Social Survey – one of our major sources for social statistics: http://www.norc.org/projects/General+Social+Survey.htm   

• Pew Research Center--lots of valid opinion polls and research on current issues: http://pewresearch.org/

• The Brookings Institution--another valid source of research on domestic and international issues, aimed at generating public policy: http://www.brookings.edu/
  
  
• Population Reference Bureau: http://www.prb.org/

• American Development Project-looking at inequality in American society: http://www.measureofamerica.org/ 

• Research Methods Knowledge Base: http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/index.php
  
  
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies: http://www.ifrc.org/ 

• Social Psychology Network: http://www.socialpsychology.org/
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• Public Agenda Online--access to valid information about public opinion on a variety of topics: http://www.publicagenda.org/

In addition to these sites, there are some useful sites under the tab "Find Govermnent Documents."

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: http://www.ahrq.gov/

American Cancer Society: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index

American Diabetes Association: http://www.diabetes.org/about-us/?utm_source=WWW&utm_medium=RedNav&utm_content=AboutUs&utm_campaign=CON

American Heart Association: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/

American Hospital Association: http://www.aha.org/aha_app/index.jsp

American Medical Association: http://www.ama-assn.org/

American Medical Women's Association: http://www.amwa-doc.org/

American Nurses Association: http://www.amwa-doc.org/

American Public Health Association: http://www.apha.org/

The Body: The complete HIV/AIDS resource: http://www.thebody.com/

Center for Healthcare Strategies: http://www.chcs.org/

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: http://www.cms.gov/

The Commonwealth Fund: http://www.commonwealthfund.org/

Country rankings: http://www.photius.com/rankings/ (scroll down to find the section on health)

Guttmacher Institute: http://www.guttmacher.org/

The Canadian healthcare system: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hcs-sss/index-eng.php

Health insurance consumer guide: http://www.healthinsuranceinfo.net/

Healthy People 2020: http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/default.aspx (a 10-year agenda for improving health in the US)

Keiser Health News: http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/

Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care: http://www.ipfcc.org/

Institute for Healthcare Improvement: http://www.ihi.org/ihi

Journal of the American Medical Association: http://jama.ama-assn.org/

Medicare.gov: the official website for people with Medicare: http://www.medicare.gov/default.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

MedlinePlus: the NIH's resource for patients and the public: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/

National Alliance for Hispanic Health: http://www.hispanichealth.org/

National Association for Homecare and Hospice: http://www.nahc.org/

National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems: http://www.naph.org/

Attention Deficit Disorder Association: http://www.add.org/site/PageServer

CDC-National Center for Health Statistics: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

National Coalition on Healthcare: http://nchc.org/

National Health Council: http://www.nationalhealthcouncil.org/

National Hispanic Medical Association: http://www.nhmamd.org/

National Institutes of Health: http://www.nih.gov/

National Partnership for Women and Families: http://www.nationalpartnership.org/site/PageServer

National Medical Association: http://www.nmanet.org/

UK: National health statistics Online: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/CCI/nscl.asp?ID=5014

National Women's Health Network: http://nwhn.org/

National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease: http://www.womenheart.org/

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: http://odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/

Information and Analysis for Reproductive Health: http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS: http://www.unaids.org/en/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/

World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/en/

Health statistics for the European Union: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/health/introduction

Human Genome Project:  http://www.genome.gov/

The following are general sources on TV, movies, music, and celebrities:

http://www.variety.com/

http://www.ew.com/ew (Entertainment Weekly)

http://us.imdb.com/ (The Internet movie database)

http://www.hollywood.com/

http://www.biography.com/ (a good source to find people)

The following sources should help you find song lyrics:

http://www.lyrics.com/ (probably the best source)

http://www.musicsonglyrics.com/

http://www.elyrics.net/

• Association of Religion Data Archives: http://www.thearda.com/
• Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life: http://pewforum.org/ 
• Religious Tolerance.org: http://www.religioustolerance.org/compuswrld.htm
• Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies: http://www.asarb.org/index.html
• Adherents.com: http://www.adherents.com/

Several of the following sources are .pdf files that you can save on your computer for future reference.

Resources on the ASA formatting style:

From the American Sociological Association: Quick Style Guide
(You can also purchase a copy of the complete ASA Style Guide on the ASA website)

From the OWL at Perdue: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/583/01/

From CalState LA: http://www.calstatela.edu/library/guides/3asa.pdf  

From Buffalo State library (with very good examples of in-text citations): http://www.buffalostate.edu/library/docs/asa.pdf

From the Coates Library at Trinity University: http://lib.trinity.edu/research/citing/asa%20style%20citations.pdf

Resources on plagiarism:

Plagiarism: What is it and how to recognize it and avoid it: http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml

A comprehensive guide to plagiarism: http://www.plagiarism.org/

How to write a literature review:

A handout from the University of North Carolina: 

https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/literature-reviews/