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RECOMMENDED WEB RESOURCES

Sites With Useful Data

http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/GSS/
General Social Survey - General Social Survey results

http://www.norc.uchicago.edu/
National Opinion Research Center - Wide variety of public opinion surveys

http://www.issp.org/data.htm
International Social Survey Program - Information and data from around the world

http://www.gallup.com/
The Gallup Organization - Current surveys and reports

http://www.census.gov
U. S. Bureau of the Census - Statistical data about the USA

http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/
The Roper Center - Reports surveys of general social interest

http://www.mmp.opr.princeton.edu
Mexican Migration Project - Multiple data sets dealing with Mexico-U.S. migration

http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/index-polls.html
New York Times Opinion Polls - A variety of information on multiple subjects

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
Bureau of Justice Statistics - Crime statistics

http://www.fbi.gov/
Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime statistics

http://www.usdoj.gov/
Department of Justice - Crime statistics

http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research - General Social Survey

http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/nccp/
The National Center for Children in Poverty - Statistics on children in poverty

http://irs.gov/
Internal Revenue Service - Income, wealth, and tax statistics

http://www.un.org/
United Nations - Statistics on global population, health, etc.

http://stats.bls.gov/
Bureau of Labor Statistics - Statistics on employment and the economy

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs
National Center for Health Statistics - Vital statistics and health information

http://www.pollingreport.com
PollingReport.com - Compendium of many social survey sources

http://www.prb.org
Population Reference Bureau - Wide variety of information on the world's population

http://www.jinjapan.org/
The Japan Information Network - International vital statistics

http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/7836/
Children Are Worth Saving - Statistics on child abuse

http://www2.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/hsb/index.htm?/
Head Start - History and statistics about Head Start

http://www.zpg.org/
Zero Population Growth - Statistics on world population

http://www.worldvillage.org/
The World Village Project - Interesting facts about world population

http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/ncearisktools.cfm?CFID=3364518&CFTOKEN=34628126
Environmental Assessment Databases and Data Sets

http://www.epa.gov/nheerl/publications/databases.html
Health and Environmental Effects Research Database Resources

http://www.epa.gov/epahome/abcdata.htm
Alphabetical List of U.S. Government Agency Databases and Software


Other Sites of Interest

http://www.ncianet.org/
National Center on Institutions and Alternatives - Judicial reform advocates

http://www2.pfeiffer.edu/~lridener/DSS/INDEX.HTML
Dead Sociologists - Information on founders of sociology

http://www.pbs.org/
The Public Broadcasting System - Information about public television

http://www.asanet.org/
American Sociological Association - Membership and activities information

http://www.transparency.de/
Transparency International - International trade corruption

http://www.aarp.org/
American Association of Retired Persons - Membership and activities information

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
National Institute of Mental Health - Research studies on mental illness

http://www.echr.coe.int/
European Court of Human Rights - Information on basic human rights

http://library.lib.binghamton.edu/subjects/polsci/infotech.html
Information Technology and International Affairs of Binghamton University - Technology's effects on society

http://sun.soci.niu.edu/~critcrim/dp/dp.html
Death Penalty Information - Information on the death penalty

http://splcenter.org/
Southern Poverty Law Center - Combats hate, intolerance, & discrimination

http://dol.gov/
U.S. Department of Labor - Information on employment and wages

http://www.naacp.org/
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - History, mission, and membership

http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~cawp/
The Center for the American Woman and Politics - Women in government

http://loc.gov
Library of Congress - Access to Library of Congress

http://www.nwlc.org
National Women's Law Center - Information on women and the law/legal system

http://www.brookings.org
The Brookings Review - Reports of the Brookings Institute

http://nces.ed.gov/
National Assessment of Educational Progress - Evaluations of America's educational system

http://www.fairvote.org
The Center for Voting and Democracy - Information on America's political system

http://www.religioustolerance.org
Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance - Information on world religions

http://www.collegeboard.com
The College Board - Information on SAT test results

http://www.edreform.com/charter_schools/
The Center for Education Reform - Information on charter schools

http://www.fec.gov/
Federal Election Commission - Federal election finances and results

http://www.osha.gov/
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Safety in the work environment

http://www.soci.canterbury.ac.nz/resources/glossary/religion.shtmll
Sociology of Religion Glossary - Terminology definitions and links to other sites

http://www.americanreligion.org/
Institute for the Study of American Religion - Includes cults and alternative religions

http://www.ncccusa.org/
National Council of Churches U.S.A. - Information on Christian unity and tolerance

http://www.louisville-institute.org/
The Louisville Institute - Studies of American religion

http://physed.otago.ac.nz/sosol/home.html
Sociology of Sport On-Line - On-line academic journal

http://www.naia.org/
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics - History and competition information

http://www.ncaa.org/
National Collegiate Athletic Association - History and competition information

http://www.urbanlegends.com/
Urbanlegends.com - Interesting rumors and urban legends

http://www.snopes.com/
The San Fernando Valley Folklore Society - Interesting rumors and urban legends