Internet Links
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Chapter 2 — Globalization and the Changing World
- Globalization Resource
- International Forum on Globalization
- Tradewatch
- World Bank Globalization Pages
- Reith Lectures on Globalization from 1999
Chapter 3 — Asking and Answering Sociological Questions
- Market and Opinion Research International (MORI)
- Social Science Information Gateway
- Office of National Statistics
- UK Data Archive
Chapter 4 — Theoretical Thinking in Sociology
Chapter 5 — Social Interaction and Everyday Life
- Nonverbal Communication Pages
- Introduction to symbolic interactionism
- Ethno/CA News
- Erving Goffman Website
Chapter 6 — Socialization, The Life-Course and Ageing
- The Centre for Policy on Ageing
- OECD – international work on ageing
- United Nations Programme on Ageing
- World Heath Organization on Ageing and the Life-Course
Chapter 7 — Families and Intimate Relationships
- Centre for Policy Studies – a think-tank created to foster the family, enterprise, individualism
and liberty - Civitas
- Clearinghouse on International Developments in Child, Youth and Family Policies
- Demos – a think-tank covering research on social exclusion, the family and poverty
- Family Research Council
Chapter 8 — Health, Illness and Disability
- European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
- International Public Health
- Wellcome Library on the History and Understanding of Medicine
- World Health Organization
- Leeds University Disability Archive
- BBC Disabilities Magazine
Chapter 9 — Stratification and Class
- Bibliography on social class (University of Amsterdam)
- Explorations in Social Inequalities
- Marxists Internet Archive
- Multidisciplinary Program in Inequality and Social Policy at the Kennedy School of Government
- The Progress of Nations 2000 Unicef Report
Chapter 10 — Poverty, Social Exclusion and Welfare
- Social Exclusion Unit
- Child Poverty Action Group
- Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion
- Opportunity for All
- The Social Market Foundation
Chapter 11 — Global Inequality
- Economist Inequality papers
- The Global Site
- The IMF
- Make Poverty History
- The United Nations
- The World Bank Globalization Homepage
Chapter 12 — Sexuality and Gender
- Social Science Information Gateway on Gender and Sexuality
- Fawcett Library, now known as The Women’s Library
- Queer Resource Directory
- Voice of the Shuttle
- BBC Debate on Gay Marriage
Chapter 13 — Race, Ethnicity and Migration
- Black and Asian History
- Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations, Warwick University
- Commission for Racial Equality
- SOSIG on the Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
- United Nations Commissioner for Refugees
Chapter 14 — Religion in Modern Society
- Academic Info Religion Gateway
- American Religion Data Archive
- Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory (online)
- BBC Religion Pages
- Religious Tolerance
Chapter 15 — The Media
- Foundation for Information Policy Research (UK)
- The Modernist Journals Project
- News Watch
- OECD ICT Homepage
- Theory.org
Chapter 16 — Organization and Networks
- Center for the Sociology of Organizations (CNRS, Paris)
- Electronic Journal of Radical Organization Theory, including back issues online
- Foucault site
- Social Capital Gateway
Chapter 17 — Education
- 21st Century Learning Initiative
- Department for Education and Skills (UK)
- UNESCO Education Homepage
- The University of the Third Age
- DfES – Lifelong learning
Chapter 18 — Work and Economic Life
- Institute of Economic Affairs
- International Labour Organisation
- The Work Foundation
- SOSIG Sociology of Work
Chapter 19 — Crime and Deviance
- Amnesty International
- British Journal of Criminology
- Home Office (UK)
- Howard League for Penal Reform
Chapter 20 — Politics, Government and Terrorism
- The Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy
- Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
- International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
- Foreign Policy
- International Institute for Strategic Studies
Chapter 21 — Cities and Urban Spaces
- Sustainable architecture, building and culture
- University of Leicester, Centre for Urban History
- The Government's Neighbourhood Renewal Unit
- City Mayors
- H-Urban Discussion Site
- Radical Urban Theory
- Virtual Cities Resource Centre
