This website, sponsored by the Sociology Department at the University of Southern Illinois, offers a wide range of information for studying social psychology, including language, symbolic interactionism, the social construction of reality, and socialization. (
http://www.usi.edu/libarts/socio/socpsy/SOCPSY.HTM
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At this website, you can find valuable resources on George Hebert Mead, Charles Horton Cooley, Edward Sapir, and William Thomas. It includes links to copies of their original documents and to biographical information. (
http://spartan.ac.brocku.ca/%7Elward/
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Find out more about Mead's concepts of the social act, the generalized other, the play stage, the game stage, and significant symbols by clicking on the appropriate boxes featured on this website. (
http://home.att.net/~cscavileer/Mead.html
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This on-line encyclopedia entry describes Mead's significance for philosophy, sociology, and psychology. The site includes descriptions of Mead's life and writings, as well as summaries of his theoretical work on society, self, temporality, perception, and history. (
http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/m/mead.htm
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The Journal of Nonverbal Behavior's website presents a wide range of research that contributes to the scientific understanding of nonverbal processes and behaviors. (
http://www.wkap.nl/journalhome.htm/0191-5886
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This site summarizes a research study that explores the relationship between young children's television viewing and their cognitive and social development. (
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/04/040406090140.htm
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This website, sponsored by the University of Iowa Communication Studies Department, provides a wealth of information on gender, race, and ethnicity in the mass media. You can access links on advertising, television, print and digital media. (
http://www.uiowa.edu/~commstud/resources/GenderMedia/
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This organization is the national resource center for studying the media and the family. You can read about the latest studies on how children are socialized through the mass media, including advertising, television, and video games. One link provides activities and quizzes. (
http://www.mediafamily.org/facts/facts_childgen.shtml
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This website offers a brief biography of Erik Erikson and an elaborate discussion of his stages of development. (
http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/erikson.html
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