A good place to search for literature is the library. Try it! http://anulib.anu.edu.au/lib_home.html
The ANU LIbrary has provided you with a special sociology guide: http://libguides.anu.edu.au/sociology
YOUR WEEK-BY-WEEK SOCY1002 WEB GUIDE
Week 1 - Getting Started
The ANU SOCIOLOGY PAGE is at http://arts.anu.edu.au/sss/SociologyIndex.asp
A SOCIOLOGICAL TOUR THROUGH CYBERSPACE contains sites to 'stimulate the sociological imagination' and provides a wealth of other valuable links: http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/index.html
The best on-line SOCIOLOGY DICTIONARY that I know of is the Oxford reference: http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t88&subject=s20
The is a SOCIOLOGICAL DICTIONARY at http://www.webref.org/sociology/sociology.htm
and a GLOSSARY at http://campus.murraystate.edu/academic/faculty/frank.elwell/prob3/glossary/socgloss.htm
A geat SKILLS TIPS page for sociological reading, thinking, research and writing was crated by the previous course coordinators at http://arts.anu.edu.au/sss/selfandsociety/Skills/Skill%20Tips.htm
Still thinking about CRITICAL THINKING? Try http://www.austhink.org/critical/
TASA, the Australian Sociological Association, has a range of resources at: http://www.tasa.org.au/
SOCIOLOGYONLINE http://www.sociologyonline.co.uk/
SOCIOLOGY CENTRAL http://www.sociology.org.uk/
Week 2 - The Social Construction of Time and Space
On the history of CLOCKS: http://puffin.creighton.edu/museums/archive/9_mdesmarais/historyofclocks.htm
There is a good website devoted to James Gleick's book, Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything, plus extracts from the book and great links about the CONCEPT OF TIME. http://fasterbook.com/
http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/time.html
ANU T&L code (2003), http://www.anu.edu.au/cabs/policies/193dtlcfinaljul03.pdf P. 11 BBC
TIME CENTRE's time clocks can be viewed at http://www.timecentre.net/products/data_collection/BiometricReaders.cfm
The official site for MARSHALL McLUHAN is here: http://www.marshallmcluhan.com/
On why STEPHEN JAY GOULD was such an exciting thinker: http://www.monthlyreview.org/1102lewontin.htm
Week 3- Inequality and Division
The NORBERT ELIAS FOUNDATION can be accessed here: http://www.norberteliasfoundation.nl/
Want to know how Australians feel about income inequality. Here's some 1994 survey data from the AUSTRALIAN SOCIAL SCIENCE DATA ARCHIVE: http://assda.anu.edu.au/codebooks/d0966/5vars.html
Week 4 - Work, Education and Institutions
Your NATIONAL UNION OF STUDENTS website is at: http://www.unistudent.com
For CAREERS in sociology, see this site. Even though it is focused on the USA, it might help you orient your thoughts in a range of directions if you are asking: what can I do with a degree in sociology? .http://www.abacon.com/socsite/careers.html. The Amercian Sociology Association also has a website that addresses this question. http://www.abacon.com/socsite/careers.html
The ANU has a mentor program for new students to help them orient themselves. See the SIGN PROGRAM at http://www.anu.edu.au/sign/index.php
A site devoted to the writings of IVAN ILLICH, including the whole text of Deschooling Society: http://www.preservenet.com/theory/Illich.html
On a critique of the fashionable idea that your education as a product and you are the consumer see Richard dennis's paper 'Buying an Education' on THE AUSTRALIA INSTITUTE'S homepage http://www.tai.org.au/ Once you get to the hompage, just click 'What's new' and click the January 2004 paper. And there is a critique of this critique by Jennifer Buckingham from the CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT STUDIES at http://www.cis.org.au. Just click on 'Issues Analysis No. 43', entitled 'Valuing Education: A Response to The Australia Institute Report Buying an Education'.
Week 5 - Inequality and Socialisation
In the Chifley Library Reserve Section there are the videos of the Seven Up series as well as a book that goes along with the 35 Up series.
An excellent interview with Michael Apted, director of 28UP at http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/interviews/apted.html
There is a useful Wikipaedia entry for the Seven Up series at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Up!#Suzy
And here is a longer review of the series: http://www.hackwriters.com/Upseries.htm
There is an Australian Government initiative that will follow the path of the 7UP series, examining the SOCIALISATION PROCESS of children. For more details of this program and others around the world, see http://www.aifs.gov.au/growingup/
For a review page on 28 UP, see here: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/28Up-1035665/about.php
And here's another review of the SEVEN UP SERIES: http://www.suntimes.com/ebert/greatmovies/up_documentaries.html
And another with an interview with the director Michael Apted from DGA Magazine: http://www.dga.org/news/v27_3/feat_apted_up.php3
Week 6 - Research Methods and the Fashion Industry as a Case Study
A good introduction to the 'Black like me' PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION experiment can be found here: http://www.cnn.com/2001/books/news/01/11/black.like.me/
Some good links on CLOTHING OUTWORK can be found here: http://www.nambourshs.qld.edu.au/curric/homeec/outsites.htm
The IPA REPORT on 'why the arse has fallen out of the clothing industry' can be found here: http://www.ipa.org.au/pubs/workreform/clothingfs.html
Alastair Greig's 'LIAR, LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE' speech can be found here: http://www.awatw.org.au/fairwear/articles/actionspeech.html
On global clothing, see OXFAM's 'Make Trade Fair' site: www.oxfam.org.au/labourrights
The Senate Report on Poverty and Financial Hardship of March 4, 2004 can be found here: http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/clac_ctte/poverty/report/index.htm
Here is an excellent introduction to RESEARCH METHODS with suberb 'study packs. Save this for your later year courses as well. Wish I had looked at this before preparing my lectures: http://www.sociology.org.uk/ctheory.htm
Here's another page that examines different RESEARCH METHODS: http://www.fsu.edu/~crimdo/soclinks/research.html
Week 7 - Research Methods, Inequality and Essay Writing Skills
WWWVIRTUAL LIBRARY has a good links page if you wish to find out more about different sociological theorists. http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/w3virtsoclib/theories.htm
THEORY.ORG.UK is a very good site for sociological theorists: http://www.theory.org.uk/
Try the Allen & Unwin STUDY SITE at www.allenandunwin.com/estudy.asp
SOCIOSITE has a 'subject area' page that witll give you resources in a wide range of topics, including those of your essay. http://www2.fmg.uva.nl/sociosite/
Alastair's later-year course, AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY (SOCY2033), has a wide range of links that focus of Australian social issues, including government, media, educational resources, political parties, non-government organisations and research institutes. You will also find references for issues dealing with inequality, gender, ethnicity, location and class. http://arts.anu.edu.au/sss/greig/index.htm then go to 'texts and course links', then go to 'relevant webpages'.
Week 8 National Identity
The NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA is a good place to start thinking about national identity. It's just round the corner, but if you can't make it, then try here: http://www.nma.gov.au/
The NMA has been heavily criticised by some folk. Try KEITH WINDSCHUTTLE's page for a critique: http://www.sydneyline.com/Museum.htm
Week 9 - Technology and the Media
Check out this site. It is more thought-provoking than it initially appears. http://home.att.net/~cecw/lastpage.htm
The Centre for the Study of Technology and Society is a US think tank which reports on important TECHNOLOGY issues affecting society.http://www.tecsoc.org/
Another website examining the IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON SOCIETY is http://mt.sopris.net/mpc/
BJORN LOMBORG has a site: http://www.lomborg.com/pictures.htm
Week 10 - Globalisation
Alastair's later-year course , The Sociology of Third World development contains a wide variety of links relevant to GLOBALISATION. http://arts.anu.edu.au/sss/greig/socy2030/Index3rdW.htm, then go to 'links'
UNESCO has a good page that lists periodicals in the Social Sciences that have on-line articles. http://www.unesco.org/shs/shsdc/journals/shsjournals.html
The ANTI-CORPORATE GLOBALISATION PROTEST MOVEMENTS described in this week's lecture have left their presence on the internet. They are valuable historical sites in themselves and many are updated regularly to publicise ongoing activities. Try: Genoa G8 http://www.controg8.org/ Melbourne S11 http://www.s11.org/ Seattle N30 http://www.seattle99.org/ Prague S26 http://www.x21.org/s26/index.shtml
For web-sites devoted to promoting ‘GLOBALISATION FROM ABOVE’, try: www.worldbank is the official site of the World Bank
www.wto.org is the official website of the WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION.
www.worldgrowth.org is an Australian-based site providing up-to-date news on relevant issues and provides access to a range of viewpoints on globalisation
GLOBAL ENVISION contains pro- and ant- free trade articles: http://www.globalenvision.org/index.php?fuseaction=home.google
Week 11 - The Social Construction of Nature
A good starting place on globalisation and THE ENVIRONMENT can be found at http://globalization.about.com/cs/environment/index.htm
A useful directory is supplied by ENVIROLINK: http://www.envirolink.org
In SRES1001, we have also recommended the thinktank WORLDWATCH: http://www.worldwatch.org
The FRIENDS OF THE EARTH site is here: http://www.foei.org/
An excellent site about our obsession with economic growth, or our GROWTH FETISH, can be found here: http://www.growthfetish.com/
An interview with Prof. Ian Lowe on SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/ockham/stories/s317194.htm
The Australian STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT REPORT can be found here: http://www.deh.gov.au/soe/2001/
A website for Paul Driessen's book ECO-IMPERIALISM: http://www.eco-imperialism.com/
TED TRAINER's website, full of great environmental papers and links, can be found here: http://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/tsw/
And another Australian environmental writer, SHARON BEDER, has a host of articles for you to peruse at http://www/uow.edu.au/arts/sts/sbeder/
For a good cornucopian site, check out the Bjorn lomborg organised COPENHAGEN CONSENSUS: http://www.copenhagenconsensus.com/
Week 12 - Housing, Suburbanisation and Community
Read the housing histories of Australians at The Australian Heritage Commission website called OUR HOUSE, at http://www.heritage.gov.au/ourhouse
The ROYAL AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS website is at http://www.architecture.com.au/i-cms?page=1
The ABC Radio show THE COMFORT ZONE often has interesting features on homes. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/czone/
Week 13 - The Future and reflecting Back on the Semester
If you are thinking about THE FUTURE, go to Alastair's later-year course on 'Imagining the Future: The Sociology of Science Fiction and Utopias', which he runs with Drs Rachel Bloul and Chris Forth. http://arts.anu.edu.au/sss/greig/utopia/
A recent conference on the future of Australia, FUTURE SUMMIT, was held in early-May this year. The site is at http://www.futuresummit.org