Anthropology/Archaeology

Anthropology in the News
Links to online news articles covering anthropology and related topics. News from CNN, The New York Times, Nando, MSNBC, and various science journals.

ArchNet
Serves as the WWW Virtual Library of Archaeology. Provides access to archaeological resources on the Web, categorized by geography or subject area.

Intute
This searchable and annotated directory of resources in the social sciences, in the UK, has a good explanation of the criteria for listing resources on the Internet.

Society for American Archaeology
The professional organization for archaeologists, the SSA, provides information on meetings and conferences, education, archaeology on the Web and information from their own publication.


Politics

Capitol Questions
C-SPAN's Congressional correspondent answers questions on the workings of the national legislature. Read answers to previously submitted questions or submit your own query.

Brookings Institute
The Brookings Institution is a private research organization seeking to improve the effectiveness of government programs and the quality of U.S. public policies. Visit their site and read research, learn about public policy events, and find links to other policy-related Web sites.

Democratic National Committee
The official home of the DNC; get current news, learn about the party, and see how you can get involved.

Reform Party
Official Web home of the Reform Party. Party platform and constitution, news, issues, history, and how to get involved.

Republican National Committee
The official home of the RNC; get current news, learn about the party, and see how you can get involved.

SpeakOut.com
A comprehensive public policy information service and online community for the discussion of policy issues, this site is the starting place for anyone interested in public policy.

Psychology

Internet Mental Health
An encyclopedia of mental illness, treatments, medications and research.

Mental Help Net
A large collection of resources on mental health online, covering panic attacks, depression, substance abuse, chronic fatigue, and other subjects. Mental health professionals should check out their professional resources section.

Psychology.info
Exploring the possibilities of online delivery of mental health services, this offers chats with professionals, bulletin boards, links to all varieties of psychology-related Internet information, and a categorized list of self-help Usenet groups.

Psychology Topics
From the Public Affairs Office of the American Psychological Association come these online versions of pamphlets covering topics like sexual harassment, child abuse, and choosing a mental health counselor. You can also search full-text many other APA publications. The APA also publishes a help center.

Social Psychology Network
Large, searchable database of social psychology resources.

Sociology

Great Thinkers and Visionaries
Not limited to sociologists, this site provides biographical information and links to the writings of great thinkers like Leonardo daVinci, Ayn Rand and Alvin Toffler.

SocioWeb
The starting point for finding sociological information on the Internet, including discussion groups, Web sites, sociological associations, and current research.

Sociology Tour Through Cyberspace
Hypertext essays on a variety of sociological topics.

Sociosite
Links to information and writings from a number of premier sociologists, past and present. See their Sociological Subjects section for information on various topics and sociological perspectives.

World Systems Archive
Located at the Communications for a Sustainable Future at the University of Colorado at Boulder, this site provides a venue for exchange of information about the modern world-system.

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Last update: 12/08