Research Guides: Sociology: Websites

Professional Associations

American Society of Criminology
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.

An alphabetical listing of associations, organizations, and societies in the field of sociology.

American Sociological Association
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.
National Council on Family Relations
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.
Rural Sociological Society
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.
National Council on the Aging
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.
National Issues Forum
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)
Public Agenda
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)
Insight Center for Community Economic Development
A national research, consulting, and legal organization dedicated to building economic health in vulnerable communities. (Website - About us)

Web Resources

SocioWeb
...an independent guide to the sociological resources available on the Internet. (Website-About)

Institutional Repositories

OpenDOAR
Directory of Open Access Repositories. OpenDOAR is an authoritative directory of academic open access repositories.

Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
Social Science Research Network (SSRN) is devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research and is composed of a number of specialized research networks in each of the social sciences.

SocArXiv Preprints
A free, non-profit, open access platform for social scientists to upload working papers, preprints, and published papers, with the option to link data and code.