1. A British variation of the Stanford prison experiment (http://radio.cbc.ca/programs/asithappens/STEAM/prison_050702.htm) - a report, interview and essay (http://www.guardian.co.uk/prisons/story/0,7369,716265,00.html) on an attempt to create a prison simulation for a television show
   
   
2. Fads across the decades (http://www.crazyfads.com/) - Fun site that describes the most popular U.S. fads from the 1920s, 30s, 40s, ... up to the 90s. Good discussion starters or source for comparison or analysis. Or, just relive your past.
   
   
3. Stanley Milgram (http://www.stanleymilgram.com/) - a site devoted to providing "accurate information about the life and work of one of the most outstanding social scientists of our time" - site created and maintained by Thomas Blass
   
   
4. The Holocaust (http://remember.org/index.html) - lots of resources and links related to the Holocaust
   
   
5. Holocaust teaching guide (http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/) - hundreds of images, videos and other resources
   
   
6. Holocaust links (http://home.vicnet.net.au/~aragorn/holocaus.htm) - extensive set of links to Holocaust memorials, museums and other resources
   
   
7. "Deathly Silence: Everyday People in the Holocaust" (http://www.tulane.edu/~so-inst/dindex.htm) - instructional materials from the Southern Institute for Education and Research at Tulane University
   
   
8. Peer pressure in music preference (http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=000D8E2F-C0DD-13EB-80DD83414B7F0000) - Here's an interesting article in which "sociologist Matthew Salganik and his colleagues at Columbia University set out to test the theory that music listeners simply like the music they know other people enjoy."

Cults

9. F.A.C.T.Net.org (http://www.factnet.org/) - F.A.C.T.Net (Fight Against Coercive Tactics Network) "focuses on protecting freedom of mind from harms caused by all forms of mind control and unethical influence" - lots of information and resources on cults, scientology and attempts at mind control
   
   
10. "Cult Status" (http://www.citypages.com/databank/22/1092/article9923.asp) - very interesting first-person account of someone who joined a cult-like group
    
    
11. Cult group controversies (http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/cultsect/cultsect.htm) - extensive resources on "brainwashing" and other aspects of cults - from the Religious Movements Page
    
    
12. Cults and psychological manipulation (http://www.csj.org/index.htm) -- site from American Family Foundation, "a nonprofit, tax-exempt research center and educational organization founded in 1979. AFF's mission is to study psychological manipulation and cultic groups, to educate the public and professionals, and to assist those who have been adversely affected by a cult-related experience." Includes essays (http://www.csj.org/rg/rgessays/rgessayindex.htm) , study guides (http://www.csj.org/studyindex/studyIDX.htm) , critical thinking resources (http://www.csj.org/studyindex/criticalthkidx.htm) and extensive links (http://www.csj.org/infoserv_links/linksindex.htm)

The Jonestown Massacre

13. An Analysis of Jonestown (http://www.guyana.org/features/jonestown.html)
    An indepth review and analysis of the psychological factors leading up to the massacre
    
    
14. Timeline: From Jim Jones' birth to day of massacre
    (http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/West/11/17/jonestown.timeline.ap/index.html)
    
    
15. Jonestown Resources: National Public Radio
    (http://www.npr.org/display_pages/features/feature_1509317.html) - Thissite provides audio of stories about the event, an interview with a survivor, images of the massacre, review of the events and more.
    
    
16. More Jonestown Resources: Department of Religious Studies at San Diego State University (http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/) - The Department has created a website entitled, "Alternative Considerations of Jonestown and Peoples Temple," which provides a 25th anniversary review, personal reflections, tape transcripts and more.