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Sociology
Internet
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Internet
1. Online Databases
ASSIA
ASSIAnet is the Web version of the Applied Social Science Index and Abstracts It provides abstracts from 650 Applied Social Science journals dating back to 1987. On-campus: no username or password are required. Off-campus: use your ATHENS username and password..
Social Care Online
Social Care Online contains over 40,000 abstracts of books, government reports, research papers and journal articles from the social work, social care literature. For on-campus and off-campus use no username or password are required.
EBSCO Academic Search Complete
EBSCO gives access to a number of bibliographic databases. Full text articles are available from the Academic Search Elite, MEDLINE and Health Source Plus databases. On-campus: no username or password are required. Off-campus: use your ATHENS username and password.
JSTOR
A multi-disciplinary databses offering the full-text of the included journals with full back-runs.On campus: no user name and password are required. Off-campus: use your ATHENS ATHENS username and password.
ScienceDirect
ScienceDirect offers access to the full text of more than 1,100 journals across sixteen fields of science including the social sciences.On campus: no user name and password are required. Off-campus: use your ATHENS ATHENS username and password.
Swetswise
SwetsWise is a multi-disciplinary journals database. It provides access to the tables of contents for 16,667 titles and users at UEL have access to the full text of 1,397 titles.
Web of Science
The Science, Social Science, Arts and Humanities Citation Indexes.On campus: no user name and password are required. Off-campus: use your ATHENS ATHENS username and password.
2. Directories
A Sociological Tour through cyberspace
A searchable directory "of sites to stimulate the sociological imagination".
WWW Virtual Library: Sociology
A very comprehensive list of sites worldwide
3. Associations
American Sociological Association
Information about membership, conferences, job vacancies. Provides links to publicly available data-sets and other research resources.
British Sociological Association The site of the professional association for Sociologists in the United Kingdom.
European Sociological Association
Aims to facilitate sociological research, teaching and communication on European issues.
International Sociological Association
Aims to represent sociologists everywhere regardless of their school of thought.and to advance sociological knowledge throughout the world.
4. UK Government Departments
Audit Commission Provides information on the work of the Commission and its publications.
Department of Health Good information resource with Social Care, Health Care, Public Health Information. Press releases, circulars, publications and WWW links are included.
Department of Social Security
A wealth of information concerning policies and news.
Directgov
"Public services all in one place".
5. Training Materials
Internet for Social Statistics
How to write a literature review
6. Specific Subjects
8.A Gender
Gender Inn
gender Inn is a searchable database providing access to over 6000 records pertaining to feminist theory, feminist literary criticism and gender studies focusing on English and American literature.
WWWomen
The premier search directory for women online
8.B Globalization
International Monetary Fund: Globalization
A paper from the IMF on the meaning and implication of globalization.
UNESCO Management of Social Transformations
Provides information about globalization and further links.
8.C Health and Illness
AVERT
Provides HIV and AIDS statistics, information for young people, personal stories, free resouces and lots more.
Health Services Management Resources Worldwide
Provides a useful collection of links.
National AIDS Trust (UK)
A comprehensive site. Includes full text of factsheets plus links to related sites worldwide.
Yahoo Health
Subject links to health sites.
8.D Qualititative Research
Qualitative Resources on the Internet and the Qualitative Report
A very comprehensive series of links as well as the online journal Qualitative Report.
8.E Race
Black Britain Online
Has information on events, lifestyle, jobs etc
Black Information UK
Aims to provide information of interest to the Asian African and Caribbean communities in the UK.
Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations - University of Warwick
Provides information on the Centre's research, publications and teaching.
Commission for Racial Equality
Information about racial discrimination, ethnic diversity, race relations and UK law
8.F Religion
Academic Info : Religious Studies
Another very comprehensive site
8.G Sexualities
Bi org
Has as its aim to serve the bisexual community. Has many useful links.
International Lesbian and Gay Human Rights Commission People with a History
Presents the history of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgered people.
People with a History
Presents the history of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgered people.
8.H Social Exclusion
National Organisation for Adult Learning
A useful site wich provides a comprehensive collection of links.
8.I Social Policy
Introduction to Social Policy
A good introduction to Social Policy.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
The site of the UK's largest independent social policy research and development charity.
Centre for Research in Social Policy |
UK Social Policy Association
A very comprehensive site, Highly recommended.
8.J Social Theory
Post-modern culturel
"Has become the leading electronic journal of interdisciplinary thought on contemporary culture".
8.K Statistics
National Statistics : the Official UK Statistics site
A splendid list of Europe-wide data archives.
8.L Work and Organizations
Sociology of Work and Organization
Provides online articles.
Intute: Sociology of Work
Gives a very comprehensive collection of links.
8.M Citizenship
Council for Education in World Citizenship
8.N Social Welfare
European Centre for Social Policy and Research
8.O Foucault
Printed Resources
Abstracts & Indexes
Dictionaries
- Dictionary of the Social Sciences
- Dictionary of 20th Century Social Thought
- Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society
Encyclopedias
- International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
- Social Sciences Encyclopedia
Contact Subject Specialist
The Subject Specialist for Sociology is Robin Stinson. For further information, please contact Robin Stinson by mail or call on 020 8223 2611.
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