Online Course Materials:
Interesting Sociological sites:
- “America in Numbers” from Census 2000
- Don't Gross Out the World. A quiz on international food etiquette. Designed for kids, but fun for everyone. If you do better than your instructor, (that would be 8 of 11), he will invite you to his house to see your food etiquette in action.
- Games about Social Class. Simple, brief quizzes highlighting the impact of class on everyday decisions.
- Selected articles from the New York Times. Remember the source!
- The Dead Sociologists Index
- Socioweb. A searchable, independent guide to sociology on the internet.
- American Religion Data Archive
- Inequality.org is a nonprofit organization based in New York City. “Our mission is, first of all, to illuminate the causes and multidimensional consequences of the growing inequality of wealth, income, power and opportunity in America; and second, to move this critical national problem onto the front burner of American politics and public discourse.”
How Unequal Are We? —a graphic demonstration of America’s concentration of wealth
- CIA World Fact Book — Best source for very brief descriptions of every country of the world. Info on location, geography, climate, demography, economy, infrastructure.
- Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection. An incredible collection of maps (including satellite photos of areas ravaged by Katrina) and links to others.
- Cultural Profiles Project. Brief overviews (with pictures!) of life and customs in various countries.
- Social, Economic and Political Change: A web site of The Global Social Change Research Project
