Subject Guide: Behavioral & Social Sciences
- General Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Anthropology
- Political Science
- International Affairs
- Psychology
- Criminal Justice
- Social Work
- Folklore
- Women's Studies
- Native American Sources
General Social Sciences
- Research resources for the Social Sciences
- A comprehensive guide to internet links for the social sciences.
- Athabasca University's Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences
- Contains over 1000 entries covering all aspects of the Social Sciences with an emphasis on Canadian involvement in the Social Sciences.
Sociology
- Allyn & Bacon Sociology Links
- Links to culture, deviance, family, race inequality, social change and many other sociological topics.
- Your Independent Guide to Sociological resources on the Internet
- Includes links to sociology in action, surveys, statistics, giants of sociology, etc.
- Electronic Journal of Sociology
- Search the first four volumes by author, title or date. Also includes links to Film Reviews and the Dictionary of the Social Sciences.
- American Sociological Association
- Official web site for the United States' primary sociology association.
- Sociology of Death and Dying
- Provides an extensive coverage of death covering topics such as covering death across cultures, sybolic views of death and death and social institutions.
Anthropology
- Canyons, cultures and environmental change:
- An introduction to the land use history of the Colorado plateau. This site, hosted by the Center for Environmental Studies and Education at Northern Arizona University and associated with the Land Use History of North America project, focuses on the impact of human history on the natural history of the Colorado Plateau. It is a ”superb resource for all environmental studies as well as a prime topical reference in the geology, geography, history, and social studies of the American West.”
Political Science
- The Ultimate Political Science Links Page
- Provides a multitude of links on political science sources.
- The Library of Congress: Country Studies
- Looks at the political, economic, social and national security systems for over 100 countries.
- Budget of the United States Government
- This site contains the actual budget for fiscal year 2003.
- U.S. Census Bureau
- Supreme Court Collection
- This site archives most U.S. Supreme Court decisions since May 1990.
International Affairs
- The WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources
- Provides over 2000 links on International Affairs.
Psychology
(none currently)
Criminal Justice
- Indiana Department of Corrections
- Provides information, including statistics, about Indiana's prisons.
Social Work
(none currently)
Folklore
- Snopes.com
- The veritable "go-to" people on debunking urban myths, particular those spread memetically over the Internet. Next time someone sends you a chain email, check this page out to see if you can find it!
- Library of Congress' American Folklife Center
- Includes many full text sources from the Archive of Folk Culture and links to anthropology, ethnomusicology, folklore and folklife.
- Urban Ledgends Reference Page
- Prepared by the San Fernando Valley's Folklore Society, this page covers many aspects of urban ledgends including animals, Disney, horror and love.
- Urban Ledgends and Folklore
- Sponsored by About.com this site contains various topics (holidays, food, ghosts, etc.) and also contains a search option towards the bottom of the page.
Women's Studies
- WSSLINKS: Women and Gender Studies Web Sites
- Povides access to a diverse range of resouces supporting Women's Studies.
- Women in American History
- This site presented by Encyclopaedia Britannica provides brief biographies of important women and descriptions of various areas of history that women have been involved with.
Native American Sources
- Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian
- Provides information about exhibitions, publications, recordings, and films as well as links to other Native American sites, research and collections.
- American Indian History and Related Issues
- This site "is dedicated to the presentation of unique artwork, photographs, video and sound recordings which accurately reflect the history, culture and richness of the Native American experience."
- WWW Virtual Library - American Indians
- An index of Native American Resources including culture, history, education, health, etc..
- Native American History
- Links to history resources.
