Sociology Research Guide

Includes a link to other sites of interest to sociologists such as statistical sites, institutes and universities, government pages and some search engines.

Full-text independent research reports on the social and economic challenges facing metropolitan America. Includes a number of publications on metropolitan and upstate New York.

The American Society of Criminology is an international organization whose members pursue scholarly, scientific, and professional knowledge concerning the measurement, etiology, consequences, prevention, control, and treatment of crime and delinquency.

The American Sociological Association is a non-profit membership association based in Washington, DC that is dedicated to advancing sociology as a scientific discipline and profession serving the public good.

A national research, consulting, and legal organization dedicated to building economic health in vulnerable communities. (Website - About us)

The National Council on Aging is a non-profit service and advocacy organization headquartered in Washington, DC. that serves as a national voice for older adults – especially those who are vulnerable and disadvantaged -- and the community organizations that serve them.

The National Council on Family Relations, founded in 1938, is the oldest, multi-disciplinary non-partisan professional organization focused solely on family research, practice and education.

National Issues Forums (NIF) is a network of civic, educational, and other organizations, and individuals, whose common interest is to promote public deliberation in America.(website - About us)

Rural Sociological Society is a professional social science association that promotes the generation, application and dissemination of sociological knowledge. The Society seeks to enhance the quality of rural life, communities and the environment.

For over 30 years, Public Agenda has been providing unbiased and unparalleled research that bridges the gap between American leaders and what the public really thinks about issues ranging from education to foreign policy to immigration to religion and civility in American life. ( Website - Who we are)