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University of Ulster Sociology Resources
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GATEWAY SITES: |
Subject
gateways provide an access point to subject specific
information on the Internet. The information
included in subject gateways is normally high quality
information which has been evaluated against certain
criteria before it is included. |
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INTUTE
Social Sciences |
Intute is a searchable portal
of web resources, collated and evaluated by subject
specialists.
At
the Intute Social Sciences home page, you get headings such
as Anthropology,
Women's Studies and
Sociology.
Each section is further broken down into detailed
sub-topics making browsing to top quality resources
much easier. |
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BUBL |
BUBL
Information Service. Click on
Subject
Menus to browse through Social Science areas
or chose the Dewey area
301-306
on the class listing. Alternatively,
at the Home page, click on one of the "A
- Z" options and jump straight to sociology
and related topics. |
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Useful
Sociology related Sites
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One World.Net |
Described as "one of the best development sites on
the web". It contains topic and country guides with extensive news and
information resources. |
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Sociology
Central |
Extensive site geared towards the beginner sociology
student, with study guides, overviews and links. |
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SocioSite |
A Dutch site with excellent resources, especially
good bibliographical index of classical and modern theorists; an excellent
subject breakdown of sociological terms and issues, and a range of related web
links. |
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Pop
Politics |
PopPolitics is a U.S. online
magazine that blends pop culture and politics and covers the connections
between them. Sections such as Culture Clash offer different topics
every two months. It is full text and contains an archive. |
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Sociological Tour through
Cyberspace |
Hosted by the
Trinity University, Texas, this very comprehensive page provides links
for subjects such as Gender, Race and Ethnicity, demography, mass media,
Anthropology, Sociological theory and many other sociology related topics. |
ARK
Northern Ireland Social and Political Archive |
A
joint resource
between the two Northern Ireland universities, ARK (the Northern Ireland
Social and Political Archive), contains excellent links to Northern Ireland
related sites, including the
Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey,
SOL -
Surveys Online,
ORB - the Online
Research Bank and many other essential resources.
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CAIN
Conflict Archive on the Internet |
This site contains
information and source material on 'the Troubles' in Northern Ireland from
1968 to the present.
There is also information on politics in the region and Northern Ireland
society.
New material is added regularly to the site and there are also frequent
updates. An excellent resource on the conflict in Northern Ireland.
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INCORE
Initiative
on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity
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INCORE
was set up in 1993 by the
University of
Ulster and the
United Nations University
to undertake research and policy work that is useful to the resolution of
ethnic, political and religious conflicts. It contains the
Confict Data Services database, as well as full text articles.
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Global
Site
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This open-access, multi-lingual
site publishes authoritative work addressing the interdisciplinary
intellectual challenges for critical social science in the global era. While
the main site is currently offline, there are a number of good subject
links, e.g. such
as sociology,
development
and globalization
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Migration Policy Institute |
Not for profit site listing information on the issue of migration, immigration
and population movements. Contains extensive information and statistics on
population movements. Links also to Migration Information Source, which has
a Global Data Center which allows you to track immigrant/migrant population
percentages of 'western' countries
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American
Sociological Association Theory Group |
Deals extensively with Classical and modern
sociological theory. Access to full-text of 'Perspectives' the online
newsletter. The Resources section contains articles and syllabi on teaching
sociologyand a very good links page to Classical and Modern/contemporary
sociological thought |
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openDemocracy |
This site seeks to provide free access to
information on democracy and power; the nature of globalism; population
movements and migration of peoples, multiculturalism etc. Some full-text
articles and features. |
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Sociology
Online |
This
is a very useful resource for sociology students. As well as access to SocioNews,
it also has links to Classical and postmodern sociological theorists. There is
an A-Z Global Directory and a section on politics and sociology.
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation |
"...the UK's largest independent social research and development charity. It supports a wide programme of research and development projects in the fields of housing, social care and disability, young people, families, and work, income and social policy".
There are summaries of research findings, and links, for example, to the electronic journal "Sociological Research Online".
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United National
Development Programme |
UNDP is the UN's global development network, an
organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge,
experience and resources to help people build a better life. Extensive
access to full text publications
on a range of topics, news information, statistics and regional breakdowns. |
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Oxfam |
The Resources section contains policy papers and
reports covering issues including poverty, gender equality, climate change,
globalization and development. |
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Depending on the topic, why not
also check the guides for
Social Policy,
Social Work and
Statistics where you may find additional useful
information.
Last updated: 07/07/10
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