Useful Websites - SOC 307 - Race and Ethnicity - LibGuides at Barry University

Websites

American Sociological Association Topics
Centurion Ministries
CM is an investigative agency with no religious affiliation. Centurion Ministries' mission is to free from prison those innocent individuals who had absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the crimes for which they were convicted and sentenced to either life or death.
Global Issues - Racism
This web site looks into global issues that affect everyone and aims to show how most issues are inter-related.
Amnesty International
Internet Public Library ipl2 is a public service organization and a learning/teaching environment. To date, thousands of students and volunteer library and information science professionals have been involved in answering reference questions for our Ask an ipl2 Librarian service and in designing, building, creating and maintaining the ipl2's collections. It is through the efforts of these students and volunteers that the ipl2 continues to thrive to this day.
Pew Internet & American Life Project
A nonpartisan "fact tank" that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world.
Public Agenda - Race
An innovative public opinion research and public engagement organization, works to strengthen our democracy's capacity to tackle tough public policy issues.
Statistical Abstract (2012) The standard summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. It is also designed to serve as a guide to other statistical publications and sources. The latter function is served by the introductory text to each section, the source note appearing below each table, and Appendix I, which comprises the Guide to Sources of Statistics, the Guide to State Statistical Abstracts, and the Guide to Statistical Abstracts.

Wikipedia Caution!

This is a free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, so be careful about using this as a reliable source.

Evaluating Websites

There is a vast amount of information available on the Internet. However, the Internet is not regulated by any agency, so anyone can post information that may not be reliable. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the information before using it as a source.

The following websites will help with evaluating Internet sources:

SOC 307 - Race and Ethnicity: Useful Websites

Websites

Wikipedia Caution!

Evaluating Websites