Soc.300- Introduction to Sociology
Links
American Sociological Association
Looking for Statistics?
Social Science Data Resources
U.S. Census Bureau Statistics
GovSpot
Two Important Docs
1. Rethinking Gender: Newsweek May/2007.
2. The Lucifer Effect- Zimbardo
Professional Sociological Associations
General Sites
A Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace
Dead Sociologists' Society
The SocioLog
Gender
Do the new sex roles burden women more than men? :
Jeff Grabmeier and Susan Faludi
Wal-Mart And Sex Discrimination By The Numbers
Wal-Mart Faces Massive Bias Suit
Race
The most diverse city in the U.S.? Sacramento!
Job discrimination and ex-convicts by race
MSNBC: Poll: Race relations better, yet problems persist
The Other America: Katrina, race, and class
‘Birthright citizenship’ debate set to begin:
Battle expected over bid to deny citizenship to U.S.-born children of illegals
California prisons settle race case:
System will no longer automatically house inmates by race
Planned billboard angers Arab-Americans:
The message: “Don’t license terrorists, North Carolina”
Freeman calls Black History Month ‘ridiculous’:
Oscar-winning actor says ‘black history is American history’
Hurricanes are over, but issue of race lingers
How Bush Blew It :
Bureaucratic timidity. Bad phone lines. And a failure of imagination. Why the government was so slow to respond to catastroph
Does Cosby Help?:
He's railed at black kids for choosing bling over books. What they think—and what Cos must do to reach them
Many New York employers discriminate against minorities, ex-offenders
Active U.S. Hate Groups in 2004
Explore your hidden biases
: Take a test at Project Implicit's website and see what may be lingering in your psyche.
New lawsuits aim to curb racism aboard airplanes
Waffle House Faces Discrimination Lawsuits
Do Races Differ? Not Really, DNA Shows
Class and Work
Super Bowl Host Is U.S.'s Poorest Big City
In U.S., workers toil even longer
Poverty rate at 12.7 percent, 4th straight rise
No Free Lunch For Wal-Mart
Proving Inequality
Term: Fall 2008