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Chapter 24: A sociological toolkit

 

Case studies Video clips Weblinks Further reading Podcasts
Case studies Video clips Weblinks Further reading Podcasts

 

Chapter 24

There is no case study for this chapter. The online material for this chapter consists of a video clip about searching article databases, as well as an extensive list of recommended websites of sociological interest, and links to some online reading to help refine your sociological gaze. For reasons of space, half the weblinks have been placed on this page and half on the weblinks page as usual.

Sociology web portals, gateways, web-rings, and virtual libraries

Dead Sociologists' Society:
http://media.pfeiffer.edu/lridener/dss/DEADSOC.HTML
This site provides basic information on some key sociologists, containing photographic profiles, biographical information, summaries of their main ideas, and links to original works that are available online.

Electronic Journal of Sociology:
http://www.sociology.org/
An online-only sociology journal provides free access to free refereed papers.

Sociological Research Online:
http://www.socresonline.org.uk/
Another online-only sociology journal that provides free access to refereed papers.

SocioSite:
http://www.sociosite.net/
This is one of the most comprehensive reference sites that includes links to many high-quality resources.

Intute—Sociology:
http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/sociology/
A UK-based site that indexes quality web sites and provides short descriptions of what each website contains.

Sociological Tour through Cyberspace:
http://www.trinity.edu/mkearl/
One of the longest-running sociology websites, authored by Professor Michael C. Kearl at Trinity University, Texas. It provides access to a range of essays on various sociological topics and often uses interesting examples to illustrate the sociological imagination, though the content can be idiosyncratic.

The Sociology Ring:
http://a.webring.com/hub?ring=sociology
A web-ring provides access to a network of topic-related sites, linked sequentially, though some web-rings allow you to search their database. Note that because sites can often be automatically subscribed to the web-ring by their authors, there is little or no evaluation of their credibility.

Virtual Library—Sociology:
http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/w3virtsoclib/
As the name implies, this site provides an index to relevant sociological resources. Because it is maintained by a person, there is some quality-checking of the sites listed and often a useful subject catalogue that groups related topics together, making it easier to find the topic you want.

Public Sociology

Michael Burawoy—Public Sociology:
http://burawoy.berkeley.edu/PS.Webpage/ps.mainpage.htm
Michael Burawoy's personal website contains a section devoted to public sociology on which he keeps an updated and extensive list of publications on public sociology, all accessible from this site.

Public Access Sociology—The Australian Sociological Association (TASA):
http://www.tasa.org.au/public-access-sociology/
A section of the TASA website that provides access to a range of online papers and information briefs about the discipline.

Public Sociology:
http://pubsoc.wisc.edu/
American Sociological Association's (ASA) website for its task force on institutionalising public sociologies.

Professional associations

Professional associations, such as those listed below, can often be sources of free information (working papers, reports, and conference papers) as well as providing access to other topic-based weblinks and discussion groups.

TASA: The Australian Sociological Association:
http://www.tasa.org.au/home/index.php

APSA: Asia-Pacific Sociological Association:
http://www.asiapacificsociology.org/

AAS: Australian Anthropological Society:
http://www.aas.asn.au/

ASA: American Sociological Association:
http://www.asanet.org/

BSA: British Sociological Association:
http://www.britsoc.co.uk/

ISA: International Sociological Association:
http://www.isa-sociology.org/

Australian longitudinal studies

Accessing the websites of the following longitudinal surveys can be a handy way of finding the latest information and findings about Australian society. Most of the websites provide some access to free online articles as well as listing the latest publications based on survey data.

ALSHR: Australian Longitudinal Study of Health and Relationships:
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/alshr/

ALSWH: Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (also known as Women's Health Australia [WHA]):
http://www.alswh.org.au/

ASSDA: Australian Social Science Data Archive:
http://assda.anu.edu.au/

Australian Survey of Social Attitudes:
http://aussa.anu.edu.au/

HILDA: Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey:
http://melbourneinstitute.com/hilda/
HILDA began in 2001 and collects information on Australians' economic and subjective well-being, labour market, and family experiences.

Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (Australian Council for Education Research): http://www.acer.edu.au/research/projects/lsay/overview.html

Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (Australian Institute of Family Studies) (also known as Growing Up in Australia):
http://www.aifs.gov.au/growingup/home.html

Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Australia (Department of Immigration and Citizenship):
http://www.immi.gov.au/media/research/lsia/index.htm

MUSP: Mater University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy:
http://www.socialscience.uq.edu.au/musp

Negotiating the Life Course Project (Australian National University):
http://lifecourse.anu.edu.au/

45 and Up Study in New South Wales (Sax Institute):
http://www.45andup.org.au/