Sociology events, links and resources

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http://www.sasaonline.org.za.  

Newsletter archive

• Newsletter 1: April 2006 (PDF)
• Newsletter 2: September 2006 (PDF)
• Newsletter 3: September 2007 (PDF)
• Newsletter 4: September 2008 (PDF)
• Newsletter 5: September 2009 (PDF)

Resources for postgraduate students of sociology

• Template for progress report on your dissertation (DOC)
• Template for a Master's research proposal (DOC)
• Technical requirements for quotations and referencing (DOC)

Useful websites for students of sociology:

• The following website contains a wealth of information about the South African government, such as White Papers and other government publications, government structures and policies. http://www.polity.org.za/
• This is a link to an online Sociology Journal, published quarterly. http://www.socresonline.org.uk/
• The website of the International Sociological Association: http://www.ucm.es/info/isa/
• If population interests you, visit the following interactive web site and see how issues of population affect you: http://www.popexpo.net/eMain.html
• For information about the South African population, visit the web site of Statistics South Africa: http://www.statssa.gov.za
• Visit the web site developed by the United Nations when you want to look at the demographic trends, economic and social indicators in several countries: http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation3/menu/advanced.asp
• At the following websites, you will find archives of links to African and African-American documents and other resources: http://www.sas.upenn.edu (Compiled by the University of Pennsylvania)
• http://www.netnoir.com (This site also features links to Afro-Caribbean and Afro-European topics)
• http://www.africapolicy.org (The website of the Africa Policy and Information Centre, a Washington DC. based NGO)
• The website of the Electronic Mail & Guardian, published in Johannesburg, offers up-to-date coverage of South African and African news.http://www.mg.co.za/mg/
• For a Third world perspective on development issues, try the following website. It is maintained by Third World Network, and published from Singapore. http://www.twnside.org.sg
• The following website has World Social Change reports available on world economic, demographic, social and political changes.http://gsociology.icaap.org
• Free resources for Evaluation and Social Research Methods can be found at: http://gsociology.icaap.org/methods/