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Chapter 3: SOCIETY AND CULTURE: Hardware and Software of Our Social World: Recommended Websites
CultureWeb The website of the culture section of the American Sociological Association; serves as an excellent resource for current research and hosts many discussion boards where top scholars discuss cultural issues and topics The World Factbook The CIA's website on country profiles. A great place to learn about other countries and cultures. Portals to the World Maintained by the Library of Congress and intended to provide factual links for research into other nations' policies and cultures Pop Matters Dedicated to the study of popular culture more from a social science perspective than a media studies perspective What Is Culture? A website maintained by Washington State University intended to help general education students understand culture and read about current cultural debates The Human Nature Daily Review Features in-depth coverage on issues of human nature, paying specific attention to the "nature versus nurture" debate; draws from research in both the natural and the social sciences This Blog Sits at the Intersection of Anthropology and Economics Cultural anthropologist Grant McCracken's blog mainly dedicated to the issues of the meaning of culture and goods in a consumer-oriented society Understanding the Face of Globalization An online resource compiled by the Center for International Education discussing issues of culture in a global society Culture and Cultural Studies SocioSite's pervasive look at the subject broken down into categories for good research. Cultural Studies Central A website that looks at culture and many of its sub-sets. Language and Culture This website looks at the connections between human communication and culture. |
