Sociology Guide

The American Sociological Association is the national organization for sociologists. A non-profit membership association based in Washington DC, the ASA publishes 9 professional journals and magazines and serves a diverse membership of college and university faculty, students, and practitioners.

Everyday Sociology is a blog that features commentary from sociologists around the United States. Check back regularly to get a sociological take on what is happening in the world. This site was created primarily for people taking or teaching classes in sociology, so it's a great resource for students and faculty alike.

An international consortium of more than 700 academic institutions and research organizations, ICPSR provides leadership and training in data access, curation, and methods of analysis for the social science research community. ICPSR maintains a data archive of more than 500,000 files of research in the social sciences. It hosts 16 specialized collections of data in education, aging, criminal justice, substance abuse, terrorism, and other fields.

The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan "fact tank" that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. Pew's research conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research.