Resource Guides: SOC&amp; 101: Intro to Sociology, with Nomita Yadav: Websites

Helpful Sites for this Class

Finding more websites

Do you get millions of results when you search Google or Yahoo for web sites? To focus your searches:

• search by keywords or phrases

• limit the date range

• designate a certain type of file or domain (i.e. .edu or .gov) This will cut down on the number of results you receive and will help keep your results to, primarily academic (.edu) or government (.gov) sources.

Please see the Evaluate Your Sources tab for more information about finding reliable web sites.

Diversity Organizations

These diversity organization websites will help you prepare for weekly class discussions.

Age

AARP
AARP - formerly the American Association of Retired Persons
"AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with a membership that helps people age 50 and over have independence, choice and control in ways that are beneficial and affordable to them and society as a whole." - aarp.org

Disability

American Association of People with Disabilities
AAPD - American Association of People with Disabilities
"The American Association of People with Disabilities is the nation's largest disability rights organization. We promote equal opportunity, economic power, independent living, and political participation for people with disabilities." - aapd.com

Gender & Sexuality

GLAAD
GLAAD - Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
"The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) amplifies the voice of the LGBT community...[and] promotes understanding, increases acceptance, and advances equality." - glaad.org
NOW
NOW - National Organization for Women
"The National Organization for Women (NOW) is the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States. NOW's goal has been to take action to bring about equality for all women." - now.org

Race & Ethnicity

Anti-Defamation League
ADL - Anti-Defamation League
"The Anti-Defamation League was founded in 1913 'to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.' Now the nation's premier civil rights/human relations agency, ADL fights anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry, defends democratic ideals and protects civil rights for all." - adl.org
League of United Latin American Citizens
LULAC - League of United Latin American Citizens
"LULAC advances the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, health and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs operating at more than 900 LULAC councils nationwide." - lulac.org
NAACP
NAACP - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
"The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination." - naacp.org
National Congress of Amerian Indians
NCAI - National Congress of American Indians
"NCAI, a non-profit organization, advocates for a bright future for generations to come by taking the lead to gain consensus on a constructive and promising vision for Indian Country." - ncai.org
Southern Poverty Law Center
SPLC - Southern Poverty Law Center
"The Southern Poverty Law Center is a nonprofit civil rights organization dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry, and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of society." - splcenter.org

Social Class/Economic Issues

ACLU
ACLU - American Civil Liberties Union
"The ACLU is our nation's guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country." - aclu.org
National Center for Law and Economic Justice
NCLEJ - National Association for Law and Economic Justice
"NCLEJ's vision is a society in which low-income individuals and families have the support they need to maintain a decent standard of living and take full advantage of opportunities to better their lives." - nclej.org
United for a Fair Economy
UFE - United for a Fair Economy
"UFE raises awareness that concentrated wealth and power undermine the economy, corrupt democracy, deepen the racial divide, and tear communities apart. We support and help build social movements for greater equality." - faireconomy.org