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Social Sciences Blogs

Blogs that discuss studies of human society and the individual's relationship to society, including current research in the various social science disciplines of psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science and history.

Resources in this category:

AllDeaf.com--Deaf Community Site
http://www.alldeaf.com/
An "online community of thousands of deaf and hard of hearing people from around the world," discussing a variety of social and leisure issues. This site is free, but requires registration.
BPS Research Digest
http://bps-research-digest.blogspot.com/
The BPS Research Digest is a blog from the British Psychological Society that reports on the latest research in the field of psychology. It includes links to many other psychology based blogs.
Information is beautiful
http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/
Marvel at how statistics, data and information is visualized to reveal hidden connections and patterns that help us see our world in a different light. Fascinating and visually captivating.
Intute: Social Sciences Blog
http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/blog/
"News, updates and links from the editors who produce Intute: Social Sciences", providers of "the very best Web resources for education and research for the social sciences."
Social Sciences Statistics Blogs
http://www.iq.harvard.edu/blog/sss/
Blog of the Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University and related research groups. Find posts "on trends in methodological thought, questions and comments, paper and conference announcements, applied problems needing methodological solutions, and methodological techniques seeking applied problems."
SSRC Blogs
http://www.ssrc.org/blogs/
"The Social Science Research Council is now developing a series of blogs, organized around various topics of interest and edited by experts in their respective fields. We hope the blogs will create new opportunities for discussion, debate, analysis, and networking among social scientists and interested readers."

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