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Family
Child
Welfare
- comprehensive information concerning the welfare of
children
Families and Work Institute - a
nonprofit center for research that provides data to inform
decision-making on the changing
workforce, changing family and changing community
Marriage
& Family Processes
- a variety of resources that deal with issues of marriage
and family
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General
A
Sociological Tour through Cyberspace
- features commentary, data analyses, occasional essays,
as
well as the requisite links for issues in
sociology
Data on the Net - search
or browse a listing of 363 Internet sites of numeric Social
Science statistical data,
data catalogs, data libraries, social science gateways,
addresses and more
Social
Statistics Briefing Room -
provides easy access to current federal social statistics
Sociology & Social Science Data - subject-based internet
resources from the Rochester Institute of Technology Libraries
SocioSite
- University of Amsterdam -
designed to get access to information and resources which
are
relevant for sociologists and other social scientists
The
Socioweb - an independent
guide to the Sociological resources available on the Internet and
is
founded in the belief that the Internet can help to
unite the sociological community in ways never
before possible
U.S. Census
Bureau - the leading source of quality data about the Nation's
people and economy |
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Labor/Leisure/Work
AFL-CIO
- brings social and economic justice to our nation by enabling
working people to have a
voice on the job, in government, in a changing global
economy and in their communities
Bureau of Labor
Statistics - the principal fact-finding agency for the federal
government in the broad
field of labor economics and statistics
LaborNet -
founded to build a democratic communication network for the labor
movement and to
defend the Internet from censorship and the
privatization of information that would limit and destroy
our
rights to communicate and build world unionism
Workindex
- a link to the world's most
comprehensive index of workplace-related Web sites,
human resource
tools and information |
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Minorities
& Ethnic Studies
Center for
World Indigenous Studies - an independent, non-profit research
and education
organization dedicated to wider understanding and appreciation
of the ideas and knowledge
of indigenous peoples and the social, economic and political realities of
indigenous nations
LANIC
- facilitates access to Internet-based information to, from, or on
Latin America
National Congress of American Indians - informs the public and
the federal government on tribal
self-government, treaty rights, and a
broad range of federal policy issues affecting tribal governments
NativeWeb
- an international, nonprofit,
educational organization dedicated to using
telecommunications including computer technology and the Internet to
disseminate
information from and about indigenous nations,
peoples, and organizations around the world |
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Population
& Demography
Demography and Population Studies
- the Internet guide to demography and population studies
Hometown
Locator - mission is to develop locally oriented information
resources for small and
medium sized communities
Population
Research Institute - encourages, organizes, and supports
innovative research and
training in the population sciences
Population
Index on the Web
- the primary reference tool to the world's population
literature
Population
Reference Bureau - informs people about the population
dimensions of important social,
economic, and political issues. Their mission is to
be the leader in providing timely and objective
information on
U.S. and international population trends and their
implications.
Population Studies
Center
- focuses
on the following demographic research areas:
Family
Formation, Fertility, and Sexual Behavior Inequality, Human
Capital, Race and
Ethnicity Health, Disability, and Aging Migration and Population Dynamics Education,
Training, and Methodology
Social
Science Information Gateway - aims to provide a trusted source
of selected, high quality
Internet information for researchers and practitioners in the
social sciences, business and law
U. S. Census
Bureau - the leading source
of quality data about the Nation's people and economy
U.
S. - Demography Home Page - part of an initiative to identify,
document, and provide simple
access to demographic information concerning the
United States of America |
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Social
Problems
General
A World of
Prevention
- a
directory of programs, research, references and resources
dedicated to
the prevention
of
child and adolescent problems and the promotion of youth
development in
families,
schools and communities
National
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- provides leadership in the national effort
to reduce alcohol-related problems
Child Abuse
Child Welfare Information Gateway - provides access to
information and resources to help protect children and
strengthen families
National
Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
- promotes scholarly exchange among
researchers in the child maltreatment field
Poverty
National
Coalition for the Homeless
- focuses on work in the
following four areas: housing justice,
economic justice, health care justice, and civil rights
National
Center for Children in Poverty
- identifies and promotes
strategies that prevent child
poverty in the United States and that improve the lives
of low-income children and their families
PovertyNet
- resources and support for people working to understand alleviate
poverty
Juvenile Delinquency
The Juvenile Justice Center's Gateway to the Web
- information available
from the
American Bar Association
National
Criminal Justice Reference Service: Juvenile Justice
- a federally funded resource
offering justice and substance abuse information to support
research, policy, and
program development worldwide
Office of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - designed to
provide information and
resources on both general areas of interest about juvenile
justice and delinquency including
conferences, funding
opportunities, and new publications and the
comprehensive strategy
as a framework for communities to combat
youth crime |
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Social
Welfare
American Public
Human Services Association - a nonprofit, bipartisan
organization of individuals
and agencies concerned with human services
Child
Welfare - comprehensive
information concerning the welfare of children
HandsNet
- features information and training services that set the standard
for information
exchange and collaboration among nonprofits
Welfare
Information Network - a clearinghouse for information, policy
analysis and technical
assistance related to welfare, workforce development, and
other human and community services |
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