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Video Links

• Florida Teen Commits Suicide with Live Web Audience (AP)
  News report about a man who broadcast his suicide via webcam. He’d told others in the chat room his intentions and then allowed them to watch him swallow an overdose of pills. No one tried to stop him.

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• Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground
  This video discusses the issues surrounding e-waste dumping which is taking place in some parts of the world today, such as Ghana and India.

• The Old Man and the Storm
  In 2005, the U.S. Congress designated $126.4 billion in aid money for Gulf Coast communities devastated by hurricanes Rita and Katrina. This program offers a glimpse into the politics of economic relief and rebuilding efforts that followed. 

Audio Links

• This American Life 322: Shouting Across the Divide
  This program presents stories of the difficulties that arise in communications and relationships between Muslims and non-Muslims. The program includes the story of a family that came to America in the late 1990s. After September 11, 2001, their otherwise happy life in this country became subject to a high degree of prejudice and discrimination. It also includes the story of an advertising agency who works on a project to promote American values to the Muslim world for the State Department.

• This American Life 360: Switched at Birth
  This episode starts by recapping an unusual event that occurred on a summer day in 1951 when two baby girls were born in a hospital in a small town in Wisconsin. The infants were accidentally switched and went home with the wrong families. One of the mothers realized the mistake but chose to keep quiet until the day, more than 40 years later, when she decided to tell both daughters what happened. How the truth changed two families' lives—and how it didn't.

Web Resources

Professional Resources

• The American Sociological Association (ASA)
  Founded in 1905 and based in Washington DC, the ASA is a nonprofit membership association dedicated to advancing sociology as a scientific discipline and profession serving the public good. With approximately 14,000 members, ASA encompasses sociologists who are faculty members at colleges and universities, in addition to researchers, practitioners, and students. About 20% of the members work in government, business, or nonprofit organizations (self-characterization). 
   
• American Sociological Association’s Section on Sociological Practice (ASASSP)
  Sections are constituent parts of the ASA. The purpose of Sections is to promote the common interest of association members in specified areas of sociology. In addition to promoting networking among sociologists with common interests, they can also be a useful point of entry into a specific area of sociology for an “outsider.” Those sociologists who work outside of university settings or do “applied” work are often members of the ASASSP. 
   
• The International Sociological Association (ISA)
  Founded in 1949 under the auspices of UNESCO, the ISA characterizes itself as representing sociologists everywhere, regardless of their school of thought, scientific approaches, or ideological opinion, and to advance sociological knowledge throughout the world (self-characterization). 

• The Post-9/11 Ethics of ‘Captain America: Civil War’
  This article from Pacific Standard magazine analyzes how the elements in the movie compare to the American ethical standards since 9/11/2001. This is an example of how utilizing the sociological imagination can help us to understand larger societal issues.
   
• The Society for Applied Sociology (SAS)
  Founded in 1985, SAS provides a forum for sociologists and others interested in applying sociological knowledge to social problems, policy, or organizational needs. The organization also houses the accreditation body for training programs in applied sociology.
   
• The Occupational Outlook Handbook
  The Bureau of Justice Statistics publishes the Occupational Outlook Handbook, and this link provides information regarding the field of sociology.
   
• American Sociological Review and the American Journal of Sociology
  Much of the published work of sociologists appears in professional journals. A full list of journals published by the American Sociological Association.
   
• The American Sociological Review
  The flagship journal of the American Sociological Association. Founded in 1936, the Review’s mission is to publish original works of interest to the discipline in general, new theoretical developments, results of research that advance our understanding of fundamental social processes, and important methodological innovations (self-description).
   
• Smoking Drives Mortality Inequalities
  This article from Contexts (a quarterly magazine issued by the ASA) explains the connection between smoking and mortality. This is a good example of the issues that sociologists analyze and a good example of how utilizing the sociological imagination can help sociologists understand how one issue can affect another in a positive or negative way.
   
• Journal of Sociology
  The Journal of Sociology publishes theoretical and empirical work at the international cutting edge.
   
• Careers in Sociology
  Careers in Sociology is an online resource with chapters on 18 different possible careers in sociology. 
   

Data Resources

• The 2010 Census
  This is the link to the 2010 Census, which is compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau every 10 years. Statistics include population counts, age, sex, race, ethnicity and household information.