Internet References for:TAKING SIDES: Clashing Views on Social Issues,17e
Internet References for:
TAKING SIDES: Clashing Views on Social Issues
Seventeenth Edition
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UNIT 1: CULTURE AND VALUES
Internet Philosophical Resources on Moral Relativism
This website for Ethics Updates offers discussion questions, a bibliographical
guide, and a list of Internet resources concerning moral relativism.
The National Institute on Media and the Family
The National Institute on Media and the Family website is a national resource
for teachers, parents, community leaders, and others who are interested in the
influence of electronic media on early childhood education, child development,
academic performance, culture, and violence.
The InternationalCenter for Migration, Ethnicity, andCitizenship
The InternationalCenter for Migration, Ethnicity, and Citizenship is engaged in
scholarly research and public policy analysis bearing on international migration,
refugees, and the incorporation of newcomers in host countries.
National Immigrant Forum
The National Immigrant Forum is a pro-immigrant organization that examines
the effects of immigration on U.S. society. Click on the links for discussion of
underground economies, immigrant economies, race and ethnic relations, and
other topics.
The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights(NNIRR)
The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR) serves as a
forum to share information and analysis, to educate communities and the general
public, and to develop and coordinate plans of action on important immigrant
and refugee issues.
UNIT 2: SEX ROLES, GENDER, AND THE FAMILY
American Men’s Studies Association
The American Men’s Studies Association is a not-for-profit professional organization of scholars, therapists, and others interested in the exploration of masculinityin modern society.
Feminist Majority Foundation
The Feminist Majority Foundation website provides affirmative action links,
resources from women’s professional organizations, information for empowering
women in business, sexual harassment information, and much more.
GLAAD: Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), formed in New Yorkin 1985, seeks to improve the public’s attitudes toward homosexuality and to putan end to discrimination against lesbians and gay men.
International Lesbian and Gay Association
The resources on the International Lesbian and Gay Association website are
provided by a worldwide network of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered
groups.
SocioSite: Feminism and Women’s Issues
The Feminism and Women’s Issues SocioSite provides insights into a number
of issues that affect family relationships. It covers wide-ranging issues regarding
women and men, family and children, and much more.
UNIT 3: STRATIFICATION AND INEQUALITY
Statistical Resources on the Web: Sociology
This Statistical Resources on the website provides links to data on poverty in
the United States. Included is a link that contains both current and historical
poverty data.
Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP)
The Institute for Research on Poverty researches the causes and consequences
of social inequality and poverty in the United States. This website includes frequently asked questions about poverty and links to other Internet resources on
the subject.
About.com: Affirmative Action
About.com’s website on affirmative action contains information about resources
and organizations that focus on affirmative action policies and current events.
This site also enables you to search other topics related to race relations.
UNIT 4: POLITICAL ECONOMY AND INSTITUTIONS
Economic Report of the President
The Economic Report of the President website includes current and anticipated
trends in the United States and annual numerical goals concerning topics such
as employment, production, real income, and federal budget outlays. The database notes employment objectives for significant groups of the labor force,
annual numeric goals, and a plan for carrying out program objectives.
NationalCenter for Policy Analysis
Through the NationalCenter for Policy Analysis site you can read discussions
that are of major interest in the study of American politics and government from
a sociological perspective.
Speakout.com
The Speakout.com website contains a library of online information and links
related to public policy issues, primarily those in the United States. The issues
are organized into topics and subtopics for easy searching.
Policy.com
Visit Policy.com, the site of the “policy community,” to examine major issues
related to social welfare, welfare reform, social work, and many other topics. The
site includes substantial resources for researching issues online.
UNIT 5: CRIME AND SOCIAL CONTROL
American Society of Criminology
The American Society of Criminology website (style sheet) is an excellent starting point for studying all aspects of criminology and criminal justice. This pageprovides links to sites on criminal justice in general, international criminal justice,juvenile justice, courts, the police, and the government.
Crime Times
This Crime Times site lists research reviews and other information regarding the
causes of criminal and violent behavior. It is provided by the nonprofit Wacker
Foundation, publishers of Crime Times.
JusticeInformationCenter (JIC)
Provided by the National Criminal Justice Reference Service, the Justice Information Center (JIC) site connects to information about corrections, courts, crimeprevention, criminal justice, statistics, drugs and crime, law enforcement, andvictims, among other topics.
UNIT 6: THE FUTURE: POPULATION/ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY
United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) website offers links to environmental topics of critical concern to sociologists. The site will direct you to usefuldatabases and global resource information.
Worldwatch Institute Home Page
The Worldwatch Institute is dedicated to fostering the evolution of an environmentally sustainable society in which human needs are met without threateningthe health of the natural environment. This site provides access to World Watchmagazine and State of the World 2000.
William Davidson Institute
The William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan Business School is
dedicated to the understanding and promotion of economic transition. Consult
this site for discussions of topics related to the changing global economy and
the effects of globalization on society.
World Future Society
The World Future Society is an educational and scientific organization for those
interested in how social and technological developments are shaping the future.
Population Division: Department of Economic and SocialAffairs
The Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, is responsible for monitoring and appraisal of the broad range of areas in the field ofpopulation.
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