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| United States Census Bureau | ||
| The website of the U.S. Census Bureau contains many useful resources for studying inequality in America, including up-to-date statistics and reports on poverty, income, and race. ( http://www.census.gov/ ) | ||
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| U.S. Census Bureau Income Data | ||
| The Census Bureau provides income and program participation data, as well as staff papers on income and income inequality reports. ( http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income.html ) | ||
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| An Overview of Social Inequality | ||
| With links to over 100 sites that focus on some aspect of social stratification and inequality, the Overview of Social Inequality is the most comprehensive guide to stratification around. References and links cover a wide range of issues, including theory, methods, statistics, class conflict, and international stratification systems. ( http://www.trinity.edu/mkearl/strat.html ) | ||
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| The Brookings Institution Economic Studies Home Page | ||
| As a part of its focus on current economic policy issues facing the U.S., the Brookings Economic Studies program has conducted a number of studies on such issues as welfare reform, social security, and health-care financing. ( http://www.brookings.edu/es/es_hp.htm ) | ||
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| Poverty Guidelines, Research and Measurement | ||
| This site provides data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding poverty thresholds and poverty guidelines; it includes links to other poverty measures and research institutes. ( http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/poverty/index.shtml ) | ||
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| The Institute for Research on Poverty | ||
| The Institute for Research on Poverty is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research center housed at the University of Wisconsin. IRP's interdisciplinary researchers have developed theories about poverty, recommended social policy, and analyzed trends in poverty and economic well-being. ( http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/irp/aboutirp.htm ) | ||
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| The Joint Center for Poverty Research | ||
| The Joint Center for Poverty Research is a cooperative venture between Northwestern University and the University of Chicago. JCPR's mission is to "advance our understanding of the causes and consequences of poverty and the effect of policies designed to reduce poverty." ( http://www.jcpr.org/ ) | ||
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| Explorations in Social Inequality | ||
| This site includes essays on social inequality, as well as dozens of links to other resources on inequality and stratification. ( http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/strat.html ) | ||
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| Inequality.org | ||
| This site contains thoughtful essays on inequality in America, as well as links to relevant articles in the mass media, data, and a reference library. ( http://www.inequality.org/ ) | ||
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| People Like Us | ||
| People Like Us is a companion site to the PBS documentary special of the same name. This site includes stories, essays, games, and resources that challenge preconceived notions of social class. ( http://www.pbs.org/peoplelikeus ) | ||
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| The Center for Working-Class Studies | ||
| The Center for Working Class Studies at Youngstown State University focuses on the study of working-class life and culture and serves as a clearinghouse for information on working-class culture and issues. ( http://www.as.ysu.edu/~cwcs/ ) | ||
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| National Alliance to End Homelessness | ||
| The official website for The National Alliance to End Homelessness describes it as a nonprofit organization whose mission is to mobilize the nonprofit, public, and private sectors of society in an alliance to end homelessness. ( http://www.endhomelessness.org/ ) | ||
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| National Coalition for the Homeless | ||
| The National Coalition for the Homeless works to bring about justice in housing, economics, health, and civil rights through grassroots organizing, public education, policy advocacy, technical assistance, and partnerships. ( http://www.nationalhomeless.org/ ) | ||
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| Welfare Warriors | ||
| This grassroots organization works to articulate the struggles of women receiving welfare and to create social justice through economic reform and policy change. ( http://my.execpc.com/~wmvoice/ ) | ||
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| United Domestic Workers of America (UDWA) | ||
| According to the UDWA website, the organization was founded in San Diego, California, in 1979 to organize domestic workers, home attendants, and in-home care workers for collective bargaining representation. ( http://www.udwa.org/ ) | ||
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| Émile Durkheim | ||
| This site contains information on the life and work of Durkheim, as well as links to primary sources and summaries. ( http://www.emiledurkheim.com/ ) | ||
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| Marxists Internet Archive | ||
| This site presents information on all aspects of inequality from a Marxist perspective. ( http://marxists.org/ ) | ||
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| Verstehen: Max Weber's Homepage | ||
| This site is a comprehensive resource on Max Weber's life and work. It contains links to summaries of Weber's theory of stratification, as well as primary texts such as "Class, Status, Party." ( http://www.faculty.rsu.edu/~felwell/Theorists/Weber/Whome.htm ) | ||
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