General Internet Links
Current affairs and useful general information
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/mainpage - this is an online encyclopedia, and is actually very useful for looking up sociological ideas and research.
www.google.com - is one of the best search engines to search for topics generally. Try this for any research topic – putting ‘UK’ at the end usually helps e.g. ‘poverty uk’.
www.guardian.co.uk - this is the site of the Guardian newspaper, which is packed with useful stuff.
www.bbc.co.uk - the BBC. Widely regarded as one of the best websites in the world, you’re bound to find something useful.
www.itn.co.uk - ITN news site.
www.timesonline.co.uk - the Times newspaper.
www.thesun.co.uk - the Sun newspaper.
www.mirror.co.uk - the Daily Mirror.
Sociology for schools and colleges
www.sociology.org.uk - an excellent sociology site created for GCSE, AS and A-level students, and run by Chris Livesey.
www.atss.org.uk - the site of the ATSS (Association for the Teaching of the Social Sciences). You will find a range of material, including worksheets, notes, and a list of websites of use to sociologists.
www.chrisgardner.clara.net - part of the National Grid for Learning, this is a Sociology Learning Support site, with some good online quizzes.
Government and other ‘official’ sites
www.statistics.gov.uk - the site of the Office for National Statistics, which contains a huge range of contemporary data on all the topics covered in this book.
www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001 - the Office for National Statistics 2001 census site.
www.direct.gov.uk - the British Government site is an excellent starting point for locating all government ministries and departments.
The Political Parties
www.labour.org.uk - the Labour Party.
www.libdems.org.uk - the Liberal Democrats.
www.conservatives.com - the Conservative Party.