EBSCOhost - Search here for articles in both popular magazines and scholarly journals.
Educator's Reference Desk (including ERIC) - This directory provides links to many useful online websites. Click on "Subjects", then on "Social Sciences."
Electronic Journal of Sociology - Full-text online journal. Articles are scholarly, peer-reviewed. Find articles by browsing through the contents.
Gale Virtual Reference Library - Search here for background information about a topic. Access to the full-text of hundreds of subject encyclopedias and dictionaries.
SIRS/Social Issues Resource Series - Full-text articles on social issues from over 1500 newspapers, magazines, journals and government documents.
Census Information on Minorities--Quick and easy links to the latest data on racial and ethnic populations in the United States
Congressional Budget Office--Provides Congress with "objective, nonpartisan, and timely analyses to aid in economic and budgetary decisions on the wide array of programs covered by the federal budget and the information and estimates required for the Congressional budget process." Search publications by subject area.
Dynamic Dictionary of Sociology Terms--Many useful definitions and also useful links to other sites and journals covering the topic of sociology.
Gallup.com--Includes current and historical data-driven news, updates, trends, in-depth reports and analyses on a variety of national and global issues.
Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences - This social science dictionary has 1000 definitions covering the disciplines of sociology, criminology, political science and women's studies.
Public Policy Institute of California - Research sponsored by this private, nonprofit institute focuses on three program areas: population, economy, and government and public finance. The website includes the full text of many PPIC reports.
Sociological Tour - This site (put together by professors at Trinity University) offers commentary, data analyses, essays, and many, many links to other useful websites in the discipline.
Sociosite - This comprehensive website, sponsored by the University of Amsterdam, provides access to the world-wide scene of social sciences, striving to provide a comprehensive listing of all sociology resources available on the Internet.
Urban Institute - This institute "analyzes policies, evaluates programs, and informs community development to improve social, civic, and economic well-being." The website is searchable and provides complete reports on many social issues.
U.S. Census Bureau--Contains census data on topics related to population and household economics, business and industry.
WWW Virtual Library: Sociology - A directory of links to all things sociological--associations, journals, resources, libraries, theories, and more.