Campus Library

Subject Guide: Behavioral & Social Sciences

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

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Criminal Justice
Indiana Department of Corrections
Provides information, including statistics, about Indiana's prisons.
Social Work

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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.