Social Sciences

Studies of human society and of individual relationships in and to society.

Sub-headings:

Anthropology

Study of the origin, the behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of human beings.

Archaeology

The systematic recovery and study of material evidence, such as graves, buildings, and tools, remaining from past human lives and cultures.

Social Customs, Traditions, and Folklore

Traditions are used by societies all over the world to pass on cultural knowledge. They can be oral traditions and stories, social manners and etiquette, ceremonies and holidays, or material traditions.

Education

Schooling and instruction, the provision of knowledge or training in a particular area or for a particular purpose.

Ethnicity, Culture, and Race

Of or relating to sizable groups of people sharing a common and distinctive racial, national, religious, linguistic, or cultural heritage.

Gender & Sexuality

Sexual identity, especially in relation to society or culture; matters involving or characteristic of sex, sexuality, or the sexes.

Geography

Information on the earth, its features, the distribution of life, and political boundaries.

History

The telling, generally chronological, of human events, usually including an explicit interpretation of those events.

History of Social Sciences

Links to study the global movement of people groups, cultures, customs, and ideas.

Political Science

The art or science of governing, especially of a political entity, and the administration and control of its internal and external affairs.

Psychology

The science that deals with human mental processes and behavior.

Social Issues and Social Welfare

The relationship and responsibilities of societies, especially political entities, to their members.

Social Sciences Blogs

Social Sciences News

News and journal articles and abstracts about the Social Sciences.

Sociology

The study of human social behavior, especially the study of the origins, organization, institutions, and development of human society.

Resources in this category:

Forum: Qualitative Social Research (FQS)
http://www.qualitative-research.net/

"FQS is a multilingual, peer-reviewed online journal for qualitative research. The main aim of FQS is to promote discussion and cooperation between qualitative researchers from different countries and social science disciplines."

H-Net's Job Guide for the Humanities & Social Sciences
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/

The H-Net Job Guide lists job openings in History, the Humanities and Social Sciences on a weekly basis. The site allows you to search for current job listings, submit job postings, or search an archive of past job listings. There is also a link to a companion site that covers job openings in the fields of Rhetoric and Communications.

Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation (JASSS)
http://jasss.soc.surrey.ac.uk/JASSS.html

JASSS contains articles looking at the potential of computer simulation for addressing issues in the social sciences.

Journal of Memetics - Evolutionary Models of Information Transmission
http://jom-emit.cfpm.org/

"The Journal of memetics is a peer-reviewed academic journal. The editors feel that a journal on memetics can be an important place for scientists and professionals to discuss their views and research in memetics. The journal of memetics seeks to develop the memetic perspective, with space devoted to relevant evolutionary issues and other related topics."

Journal of South Asia Women Studies
http://asiatica.org/jsaws/

"This Journal is meant to disseminate works which address theoretical and practical issues that are of interest to both scholars of South Asia and to women in and from South Asia. Subjects: law, civil rights, gender issues, religion, philosophy, politics, feminism and ecofeminism, classical and modern literature, poetry, dance, music, drama, language, translations, history, folklore, customs, medicine, architecture, discoveries and cultural or social products by women, etc. Areas of study: India, Nepal, Tibet, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Shri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Taiwan, Maldives, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines. "

Journal of World-Systems Research
http://jwsr.ucr.edu/index.php

"The main editorial goal of the Journal of World-Systems Research is to develop and disseminate scholarly research on topics that are relevant to the analysis of world-systems. We especially want to include works that proceed from severaldifferent theoretical stances and disciplines. These include, but are not limited to, civilizationists, evolutionary approaches, international political economy, comparative, historical and cultural analysis. We seek the work of political scientists, historians, sociologists, ethnographers, archaeologists, economists and geographers." There are links to Associates, Editorial Board and Staff;Editorial Policy ;Subscriptions and Operations;Information for Submitting Articles;and Information about Book Reviews

OECD Observer
http://www.oecdobserver.org/

"OECD Observer brings you concise, up-to-date and authoritative analysis of crucial world economic and social issues. Throughout the year, clearly and succinctly, without colour from personalities or politics, the Observer gets to the heart of the questions facing governments, business, NGOs and civil society, and provides an opportunity for academics and journalists to gain knowledge and understanding of these issues."

Sincronia
http://sincronia.cucsh.udg.mx/

"SINCRONIA is made available to academics from Latin America, and those interested in Latin America as a space to archive research results, and to enter into dialogue with colleagues from Universities around the world. "

Social Science Japan Journal: An International Journal of Social Science Research on Japan
http://www.iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp/Journal/index.html#00

"Social Science Japan Journal, a new English-language, internationally refereed journal of the Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo, will publish original papers on social science issues related to modern Japan, including comparative work and studies of international relations. All disciplines in the social sciences are represented in the Journal, including anthropology, economics, geography, history, law, political science, and sociology. "

Southern Perspectives
http://srdc.msstate.edu/publications/newsletter.htm

"Southern Perspectives is designed to be a major communication piece of the Southern Rural Development Center. Each issue focuses on a specific topic. Topics are timely, and content focuses on the Southern perspective of that topic. The publication is a forum to highlight the excellent work going on in the region and to inform readers of the innovative research and extension activities centered around relevant issues. Some articles are written in-house but most articles are written by individuals working on the cutting edge of the highlighted topic. Regular features inform readers of Center activities, personnel actions of regional interest, scheduled conferences and meetings, new publications and related web sites. Individuals engaged in research or extension activities related to an announced future theme who are willing to submit articles are urged to contact the director or editor."

Stanford Humanities Review
http://www.stanford.edu/group/SHR/

"This website is the electronic incarnation of the Stanford Humanities Review (SHR). Devoted to an open, interdisciplinary dialogue centered on current debates and issues in the humanities, the SHR appears twice annually in book-format, and in this on-line version." Each issue focuses on a specific theme. Previous issues have concentrated on such topics as the Avant-Garde, literary scholarship, and athletics. Topics are considered from a variety of different viewpoints, from the psychological to the historical to the literary.