Sociology: Web Sites

Federal interagency forum on aging-related statistics

Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy

Data on the nation's people and economy, such as population, housing, demographics, public finance, public employment, governmental activity, and economic indicators

The national organization for sociologists, working to articulate policy and implement programs that will have broad impact for sociology now and in the future.

The ISA represents sociologists everywhere, regardless of their school of thought, scientific approaches or ideological opinion. With members from 167 countries, its goal is to advance sociological knowledge throughout the world.

The Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR) works to promote social justice through human rights, seeking to uphold the universal human rights of every human being to education, health, food, water, housing, and work, and to hold governments accountable to their obligations to respect, protect and fulfill economic and social rights, as well as civil and political rights.

CSSP works on behalf of children and families in poverty by providing technical assistance to state, county and city agencies and leaders. Its focus is on neighborhood-level change supported by state-level policy and finance.

The Pew Research Center’s Social & Demographic Trends Project studies behaviors and attitudes of Americans in the areas of family, community, health, finance, work and leisure. The project explores these topics by combining original public opinion survey research with social, economic and demographic data analysis. The Pew Research Center does not take positions on policy issues. It is an independent subsidiary of the Pew Charitable Trusts.

Originally established as a unit within the Department of Sociology at the University of Michigan, the Center is now increasingly interdisciplinary, drawing faculty from more than a dozen academic disciplines. The Center supports both domestic and international research in the areas of families and children; health and disability; human capital, labor and wealth; aging; population dynamics; and more.

The Society for the Study of Social Problems is an interdisciplinary community of scholars, practitioners, advocates, and students interested in the application of critical, scientific, and humanistic perspectives to the study of vital social problems, through research and development of informed social policy.

CrimeSolutions.gov is a central, reliable, and credible resource for practitioners and policymakers on what works in justice-related programs and practices. Under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Justice, it gathers information on and reviews specific justice-related programs.

The Empirical Studies of Conflict Project (ESOC) identifies, compiles, and analyzes micro-level conflict data and information on insurgency, civil war, and other sources of politically motivated violence worldwide.

The Homelessness Resource Center (HRC) is part of The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, whose homeless and housing programs share a vision of ending homelessness by supporting individuals as they improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives, and strive to reach their full potential. The HRC is an interactive learning community dedicated to disseminating knowledge and best practices to prevent and end homelessness.

Human Rights Watch is one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. By focusing international attention where human rights are violated, we give voice to the oppressed and hold oppressors accountable for their crimes.

The well-being of America is measured on a 10-point scale, in three dimensions: health, education, and income. Data can be configured to represent states, congressional districts, major metro areas, gender, ethnicity, age groups and more, and can be imported into Excel spreadsheets.

A guide to researching these organizations, including a database of organizations involved in human rights issues, development, the environment, and women's issues.

The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is an independent, nonprofit international organization focused on conflict and peacebuilding, development and social change, the public sphere, knowledge and learning, and strengthening global social science.The SSRC pursues its mission by working with practitioners, policymakers, and academic researchers in the social sciences, humanities and natural sciences to join research with practice and policy and to enhance public access to information.

Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) is a non-profit scientific and educational organization of sociologists working to improve women’s lives through advancing and supporting feminist sociological research, activism and scholars.

The Socjournal is a new media journal intended to offer sociologists a window into the world of new media communications. It aims to bring sociology to the world by providing blog space, regular columns, and academic reports designed to popularize and disseminate the fascinating world of sociological research.

Publications and resources from the Women and Gender Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries