SOC 100-4D: Introduction to Sociology – Research.

Spring 2020 – Morton College.

Research links for SOC 100-4D (under construction throughout the semester).

• Critical Data.

  • Population.
  • United States and Global Population.
  • United States and Global Population: US Census Bureau.
  • “From Pyramids to Pillars: Two Centuries of Change in the U.S. Population, 1860-2060” (US Census Bureau Youtube Channel).
  • United States – Ethnic Makeup of Population.
  • Population “Dot Map.”
  • Chicago Population “Heat Map.”
  • Why does population (and age distribution of population matter)?
  • 47 countries witness surge in civil unrest – trend to continue in 2020 – Political Risk Outlook 2020
  • Sociology of Crime/ “Deviance.”
  • Chicago “Gang Map.”
  • City of Chicago “Crime Map.”
  • City of Chicago “Homicide Map.”
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  • Economy:
    • Total Size of Global Economy 2019.
  • Inequality.
    • Oxfam Report and “World’s Billionaires Have More Wealth than 4.6 Billion People.”
    • World Economic Forum 2020 Annual Meeting.
  • Military.
    • Global Military Spending.
    • Nuclear/Thermonuclear Weapons.
  • Health.
    • ABC (American Broadcasting Company) News. 2020. “Global Effort to Contain the Coronavirus.”
    • Stockstill, Patrick. 2020. “Twitter Feed of Patrick Stockstill.” Twitter.
    • United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2020. “2019 Novel Coronavirus.”
    • World Health Organization. 2020. “Coronavirus.” January 26.
    • Univ. of Minnesota – CIDRAP.
    • US Army. USAMRIID.

Research.

• American Sociological Association.
• Morton College Library – Research.
  • Morton College Library Resource Finder. Sociology Research Guide (General). Family and Society.
• Local Libraries.
  • Example: Brookfield (Illinois) Library.
  • Berwyn Public Library.
  • Cicero Public Library.
  • Stickney-Forest View Public Library.
  • Lyons Public Library.
  • McCook Public Library.
• Specialized Local Libraries.
  • Pritzker Military Library.
  • Newberry Library.
• Citation Style Guides.
  • American Sociology Association (ASA).
  • American Political Science Association (APSA).
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To be continued.

 

 

 

 

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Last updated: 02/03/2020.