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Sociology - Internet Resources (continued)

Social Issues & Problems

Marriage & Family
Adoption
Portal site linking to research reports and studies helpful to students needing professional and scholarly literature on this topic.

Adoption Assistance
General articles, recommended books, organizations and links for people seeking information about the adoption process.

Child Abuse Clearinghouse
National resource for professionals seeking information on the prevention, identification and treatment of child abuse and neglect and related child abuse issues. Search the sites publication catalog and online database.

Child Abuse Prevention Network
"Internet nerve center" for professionals in the field of child abuse and neglect, child maltreatment, physical, psychological, emotional and sexual abuse.

Child Welfare
Homepage to the electronic journal, Child Welfare Review. Site provides a gateway and links to the study of child welfare, and child abuse issues and organizations.

Divorce Research Center
Popular and scholarly sources, case law, books and journals, and an index of topics make this a useful site for researchers and individuals seeking advice and information.

Marriage & Family Process
Excellent starting place for overview of topics and scholarly resources. Detailed approach to subjects makes this site into an online text.

Sociology of Children & Youth (About.com)
Excellent introduction to the issues and topics related to the study of children. Includes up-to-date news stories and links to related sites.

Yahoo: Families
Links to popular web pages that discuss and advise on family matters such as parenting and divorce. Useful as a barometer of current issues of interest to the public.

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Domestic Violence
Philadelphia Women's Resources
Links to medical, legal, counseling and related web sites, and hotlines in the Philadelphia area.

Gender Issues
Gender and Society
Links to sites important in the study of feminism and Women's Studies.

National Sexuality Resource Center
News, resources, and links to information about all aspects of human sexuality.

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Diversity
Ethnic Studies (Yahoo)
Links to Internet resources related to the study of American ethnic groups.

Literature on Race, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism
Faculty webpage for course on the above with excellent links to electronic documents, articles, webpages and bibliographies.

Race and Ethnicity (Trinity U.)
Links to online documents, webpages, articles and related sources on the history and issues of various ethnic groups and race relations. Excellent links to authoritative sites make this a first-look web site for study and research.

Virtual Library - Migration and Ethnic Relations
Links to organizations, publications, research programs, and Internet resources about race relations.

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Social Work
Social Work History Station
Well-illustrated introduction to the early history of social work and social welfare movements.

Social Work History Timeline
Timeline and links to people, events, and government acts important in the history of social work.

SWAN (Social Work Access Network)
Comprehensive listing of social work topics, associations, conferences, schools and webpages. The aim is to create a virtual community for educators, students and professionals in the field.

Topical Links to Social Work (University of Ill.)
Links to online information related to government, people, services, mental health, diseases, psychology, and therapy. For students and professionals in the field.

World Wide Web Resources for Social Workers (NYU)
A search engine specifically for social workers. Browse or search for topics under government, higher education, journals and newsletters, professional associations, reference and social work.

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Theory & Methods
Dead Sociologists' Society
Summarizes the life, work, and thought of prominent sociologists from Comte to Sorokin. Excerpts from their key works are provided. This site also includes many links to sociological topics not collected on other web pages including bureaucracy, mass media, technology, sociological research, stratification and many others.

Sociologists--Dead and Very Much Alive
Lives of the dead and theories that are very much alive, this site provides extensive excerpts from the works of prominent sociologists and social thinkers.

WWW Virtual Library: Sociological Theory and Theorists
Biographies, bibliographies, analysis and societies devoted to the study of sociological theorists.

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Updated 08/29/2006