Child Trends is a thematically organized web site
that covers a wide scope of childhood issues interesting to
researchers and policy makers
Kids Count "Students, faculty and professionals
dealing with any aspect of the study of children, youth and
families in the United States will find relevant research here." Part of the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Roper
Center for Public Opinion Research contains
the worlds largest archive of electronically available public
opinion data; more than 10,000 survey files are online
Racial
Profiling Data Collection Resource Center clear
and cogent discussions that underscore the difficulties, subtleties
and complexities involved in collecting valid and meaningful
data on racial profiling.
Sexual
Harassment includes information
on legal aspects, general topics, cases, web pages and an annotated
bibliography.
Reference Books
Reference Books are great resources to use at the beginning of your research because they can provide an overview of your topic, including good background information and a discussion of the important issues and concerns of the topic.
Dictionary of the Social Sciences - Reference H41 .D53 2002
Encyclopedia of Sociology - Reference HM405 .E5 2000