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Sociology is the study of society and human social action. It generally concerns itself with the social rules and processes that bind and separate people not only as individuals, but as members of associations, groups, and institutions, and includes the examination of the organization and development of human social life. The sociological field of interest ranges from the analysis of short contacts between anonymous individuals on the street to the study of global social processes. Most sociologists work in one or more specialties or subfields (listed below).
The meaning of the word comes from the suffix "-ology" which means "study of," derived from Greek, and the stem "soci-" which is from the Latin word socius, meaning member, friend, or ally, thus referring to people in general. It is a social science involving the study of the social lives of people, groups, and societies, sometimes defined as the study of social interactions. It is a relatively new academic discipline which evolved in the early 19th century.
Because sociology is such a broad discipline, it can be difficult to define, even for professional sociologists. One useful way to describe the discipline is as a cluster of sub-fields that examine different dimensions of society. For example, social stratification studies inequality and class structure; demography studies changes in a population size or type; criminology examines criminal behavior and deviance; political sociology studies government and laws; and the sociology of race and sociology of gender examine society's racial and gender cleavages.
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@GottaLaff I just read abstract of study (tweet by @sociology) that raises Qs about how to reach these ppl w "truth" http://bit.ly/7MC0B
csmith2471 (Caroline Smith) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:31:13 -0000
@GottaLaff I just read abstract of study (tweet by @sociology) that raises Qs about how to reach these ppl w "truth" http://bit.ly/7MC0B
RT @sociologist: #sociology disconfirming evidence? http://bit.ly/7MC0B #sociotweet //fascinating & scary
csmith2471 (Caroline Smith) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:21:02 -0000
RT @sociologist: #sociology disconfirming evidence? http://bit.ly/7MC0B #sociotweet //fascinating & scary
Working on an #Environmental #Sociology project. Need to define the process of making tires...and all raw materials needed in the creation.
NikkiVilloria (Nicole Villoria) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:17:25 -0000
Working on an #Environmental #Sociology project. Need to define the process of making tires...and all raw materials needed in the creation.
#sociology disconfirming evidence? http://bit.ly/7MC0B #sociotweet
sociologist (Thom) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:13:25 -0000
#sociology disconfirming evidence? http://bit.ly/7MC0B #sociotweet
Taking a break from medical sociology to watch some TV.
missdiagnosed (Nicole Mark) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:12:10 -0000
Taking a break from medical sociology to watch some TV.
I registered for classes, and didn't end up getting Sociology
LaurenH91 (Lauren Hiestand) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:11:03 -0000
I registered for classes, and didn't end up getting Sociology
SocioSite - SocioSite is a multi-purpose guide for sociologists. Based in the Netherlands, it includes useful links to sites around the world.
A Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace - Essays, data analyses, and links on sociologies of knowledge, death, aging, family, time, and inequality.
Astrosociology.com - Astrosociology is a developing sociological subfield and multidisciplinary field that focuses on astrosocial phenomena(i.e., social and cultural patterns related to outer space).
Meta Description: [ The original website dedicated to defining astrosociology and promoting it as a subfield of sociology and multidisciplinary field ]
Boekman Foundation - The Boekman Foundation is a centre where information about arts and cultural policy is collected and disseminated. It covers the areas of policy-forming and all aspects of implementation.
Center for the Study of Inequality - The Center for the Study of Inequality (CSI) fosters basic and applies research on social, economic, and cultural inequalities.
Meta Description: [ The Center for the Study of Inequality (CSI) fosters basic and applied research on social, economic, and cultural inequalities and the processes by which such inequalities change and persist. ]
Commission for Applied and Clinical Sociology - Established by the Society for Applied Sociology and the Sociological Practice Association to develop, promote and support quality sociological education and practice in applied and clinical areas. Michigan State University.
Cultural Studies - Popular culture, youth culture British literature, and media studies.
Developmental Idealism Studies - Developmental Idealism Studies are motivated by the understanding that developmental idealism has been a powerful force for social change in both the West and non-West.
Meta Description: [ Developmental Idealism Studies is a research program to measure and investigate the ideas and theories of social and economic development held by people in everyday life. This research program is motivated by the argument that the ideas and theories of development, themselves, have for centuries... ]
GERN - European Research Group into Norms - 40 european research institutions from 11 european countries. Crime, criminology, sociology, prevention...
Guide to Questionaires and Surveys - Frédéric D'Astous explains how to create surveys and questionnaires. His articles cover attitude and ethics, the behaviour of groups and populations, data collection, lists and sampling.
Meta Description: [ Within this web site, you will find information related to the creation of surveys and questionnaires. The information is classified into 4 topics. Each topic presents a choice of articles about a problem that can be experienced in data collection by the mean of a survey.. ]
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Human Sciences Research Council - Specializes in humanities and social sciences research.The site includes research material in various formats.
Meta Description: [ The Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa. Home page containing the Research Programmes of the HSRC, what's new and what is worth a visit. ]
International Council for Human Ecology - ICHEE considers human affairs in their evolutionary and ecological context, as part of a way of looking at the world and its animals, plants, natural resources, its geography, and its geopolitics.
Introduction to Social Theory - Course syllabus and lectures by Paul Gingrich of the University of Regina Department of Sociology and Social Studies. Covers work of Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Mead, and 20th century theorists.
LLEK Bookmarks Scientific Search Engines - Sociology - A comprehensive catalog of scientific resources and media worldwide but especially in German and English: Directories of Sociology Journals; Sociology-related catalogs of scientific search engines; additional starting points and sites of special interest.
Meta Description: [ Sociology related scientific search engines, journals and links ]
Networks of Civil Society Organizations in Latin America - Research project about civil society networks in Latin America (Univ. of Miami, Univ. of Maryland, Ford Foundation)
Progressive Sociology Network - PSN is a moderated list devoted to the examination of issues of theoretical and political importance to sociologists.
Meta Description: [ moderated electronic discussion group ]
Public Research Institute, San Francisco State University - PRI is an non-profit organization serving the SF Bay Area in social research.
Meta Description: [ Founded in 1984, the Public Research Institute (PRI) provides policy
research, data collection, analysis, and consultation to San Francisco State
University and to government agencies, non-profit organizations, community
groups and businesses in the Bay Area and California.
Supported by an... ]
Regard - Searchable database of UK research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. In-depth information on projects, publications, and other research activities.
Resources for Methods in Evaluation and Social Research - List of links to free resources for methods in social research and evaluation.
Meta Description: [ evaluation, social research, survey research, program evaluation, research methods ]
SIDOS - Swiss information and data archive service for the social sciences: Provides information about research in social sciences - archives research data - facilitates secondary data analysis
Social Capital - Capitale sociale.it contains useful resources for researchers interested in social capital and in its relationship with economic development. The website is edited by Fabio Sabatini, of the University of Rome La Sapienza
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Social Class - Site focusing on socioeconomic class featuring excel models, discussion forums, articles, web links, reviews, and downloadable research.
Social Network Analysis - This page is the starting point for Sociology 157, an undergraduate introductory course on social network analysis. It contains the text book online, and bibliographical resources for sociologists.
Social Policy Virtual Library - Offers links to pages that feature surveys, statistics and charts. Includes national categories.
Social, Political and Economic Change - Links to resources
Meta Description: [ social change, political change, economic change, understand the world, understanding society, how society changes, social political economic change, economic growth, demography, population, terrorism, freedom, poverty, globalization, literacy, quality of life, how society works ]
Sociologia.de - Sociology resources in English, German, Spanish and Portuguese.
Sociologist At Large - Explore the world of sociology, discuss issues, and other interesting discoveries.
Sociology Central - Sociology web site offering free resources for Sociology teachers and students.
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Sociology Internet Resources - Comprehensive index of resources for culture, race and ethnicity, criminology, women's studies, family, theory and methodology.
Sociology Online - A site for students of sociology, criminology and social theory. The site has slideshows, quizzes and documents as well as a Socio-News page.
Sociology Online - The site for all serious students of sociology. It includes essays, articles, quizzes and presentations. It also includes a regularly updated Socio-News section.
Meta Description: [ For students of media and society ]
Sociology Subject Index and Sociology Topical Index and Dictionary - Sociology Subject Index and Sociology Topical Index and Dictionary with leads to abstracts, bibliography, syllabus and journals, including sociology departments around the world.
Meta Description: [ sociology index,sociological subject areas,sociology subfields,sociological theories,society,socialization,social problems,social structure,social inequality,sociologists,rural sociology,urban sociology,family,gerontology,demography,astrosociology,cyberspace,terrorism,population,education,environ... ]
Sociopranos - Social Science Discussion Forum.
Sociopranos - Multiple fora for the discussion of sociology topics.
The Centre for Applied Social Surveys - CASS has been set up by three major universities in the UK, and aims to strengthen skills in survey design and analysis in the social science research community.
Meta Description: [ CASS is an ESRC Resource Centre set up jointly, with ESRC support, by The National Centre for Social Research, the largest independent social research institute in the UK, the University of Southampton, and the University of Surrey. ]
The Internet Sociologist - A free teach yourself tutorial on Internet information skills for sociologists, written by Stuart Macwilliam, Library and Information Services, University of Exeter. It is one of a set tutorials within the RDN Virtual Training Suite, created by subject-specialists from universities and professional organisations across the UK.
Meta Description: [ Intute social sciences ]
The Question Bank - The Centre for Applied Social Surveys [CASS] Question Bank (Qb) is a store of complete UK social survey questions, questionnaires and response forms.
Meta Description: [ The Centre for Applied Social Surveys (CASS) Question Bank (Qb) is a store of professionally designed UK social survey questionnaires dealing with human behaviour, attitudes and living conditions. The resource is aimed primarily at social science researchers, secondary analysts and teachers of su... ]
The SocioLog - Julian Dierkes' comprehensive guide to sociology on-line
Meta Description: [ Comprehensive list of sites devoted
to U.S. sociology ]
The SocioWeb - An independent guide to sociological resources on the Internet.
Theory.org.uk - Media studies and gender studies with content on queer theory, gender, Foucault, Judith Butler, media influences, cyber culture, role models, and critical theory. Produced by Dr David Gauntlett, University of Leeds, UK.
Meta Description: [ www.theory.org.uk is a website of materials about the mass media and its relationship to people's identities, gender, sexuality and behaviour. Resources include info, essays, reviews, links and more. Theorists include Giddens, Foucault, Butler. ]
Top20Sociology.com - Online Directory for Sociology Education. - Includes theory, rural, family, crimonology, religion, urban studies, sociologists, history, and demography.
Meta Description: [ Best sites for Sociology ]
Wadsworth's Virtual Society - Site dedicated to the academic world of sociology and social science in general. Site accompanies the book The Practice of Social Research.
Web Resources - Sociology - Annotated links to sociology information on the web. Gathered by the University of Kentucky.
WWW Virtual Library: Evaluation - Information gateway for the field of Social Policy.
Meta Description: [ The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Evaluation. The Social Policy-Evaluation area of the the World-Wide Web Virtual Library. Links to sites of major organisations, libraries, research institutes, database, educational material and discussion groups ]
WWW Virtual Library: Sociology - Global links to sociology resources.
Yale Library Resources: Sociology - A great multi - purpose site for sociology.
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