1. The homepage of the American Sociological Association.
2. Links for Family Sociologists.
3. A very comprehensive website of family resources and world wide web links created at Penn State University.
4. FamilyWeb Home Page.
5. Sociology of the Family resource website created by Allyn and Bacon Publishers.
6. Resources for family social scientists created by the office of Human Development and Family Life at Ohio State University.
7. Electronic Policy Network provides resources on public policy affecting American families.
8. Economic Policy Institute provides economic data on American families.
9. Family Income Data Series provides information on social differentiation (SES differences) among American families.
10. World Wide Weblinks including The Children's Defense Fund, Planned Parenthood, Abortion Rights Activists, The Family Research Council, and The Dan Quayle on Family Values homepage.
11. --Michael Kearl's very comprehensive website on sociology of marriage and the family. Dr. Kearl is a professor of sociology at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.

General Family Resources

12. Kinship and Social Organization: An Interactive Tutorial created by Brian Schwimmer, Department of Anthropology, University of Manitoba.
13. Progress: Family Systems Research and Therapy, The Journal of Phillips Graduate Institute.
14. The Yankee Home "Websites For The Whole Family."
15. Electronic Family Magazine created by Family.Com.
16. Families in the 50s as portrayed on television.
17. The National Institute on Media and the Family is attempting to build a coalition of parents, entertainers, educators, health care providers, and business & community leaders to create a new media culture for America's children.
18. Bibliography on marriage and family issues created by Professor Mary Nell Legg
19. The Voice For Health Care Consumers.
20. Michael Kearl's Gerontology Website dealing with social gerontology & the aging revolution.

Resources on Gender

21. Voice of the Shuttle: Gender Studies Page.
22. Feminism and Women's Resources. This a listing of many of the feminism, women's studies, or women-related sources on the net.
23. The Feminist Majority Foundation on line journal.
24. Feminism and Women's Studies. This page publishes women's studies and feminist works, particularly focusing on issues of sex, gender, sexual identity and sexuality in cultural practices.
25. The National Organization for Women (NOW) Home Page.
26. Women's Net is a website dedicated to Progressive Women's Issues, Interests, Information on the Internet.

Resources on Mate Selection

27. Computer matchmaking service provides FREE computerized matchmaking online but you must be 18 years of age to access.
28. Love Life Radio Network Homepage.
29. With The Love Calculator you can calculate the probability on a successful relationship between two people. The Love Calculator is an affective way to get an impression of what are the chances on a relationship between certain people.
30. Internet Personals provided by Yahoo.
31. Website dealing with many topics related to sexuality.
32. The Wedding Web is a website that assists those planning weddings with all of their prenuptial needs.
33. The Wedding Bells Web Site provides an informative and entertaining site for the bride and groom, their friends and family, celebrating romance and lifetime partnerships. As well, we are providing truly useful wedding planning help. You'll find advice on organizing a wedding, craft ideas, great wedding products, and regional directories of wedding professionals.

General Resources on Children and Parenting

34. BabyWeb is an internet resource for parents of newborns.
35. ParentTime claims to be the most comprehensive source of parenting information on the Internet.
36. The Single Parent Resource is a bimonthly newsletter focusing on issues concerning single parents and their children. The newsletter is written primarily by single parent readers who share support as well as solutions to the many frequently asked questions regarding single parenthood.
37. Parenthood Website is a comprehensive resource for parents and "wannabee" parents.
38. National Center for Fathering is to inspire and equip men to be better fathers. In response to the dramatic trend toward fatherlessness in America, the Center was founded in 1990 by Dr. Ken Canfield to conduct research on fathers and fathering and to develop practical resources for dads in nearly every fathering situation.
39. National Fathers' Network provides resources for fathers who are parents of children with chronic illnesses and developmental disabilities.
40. Full-Time Dads supports and encourages men in their work as fathers. Through the open exchange of ideas, we can end the isolation, and help each other become better fathers.
41. Stories and ideas to encourage generative fathering.
42. Fathering Magazine includes resources for fathers and male parents.
43. Motherheart is a resource that encourages nurturing in all aspects of life.
44. Mothers at Home (MAH), Vienna, VA, is a national non-profit organization in its second decade of helping mothers across the country and overseas who choose to devote their exceptional skills and good minds to nurturing their families. MAH furthers the interests of women who are at home through public policy, advocacy and media relations efforts.
45. This Web Site was designed to help those women out there who want to have babies through non-traditional means, specifically lesbians. The lesbian mom's discussion group (for mom wannabees and moms of the young and old alike) was polled on a list of commonly asked topics. The files that are linked to each topic is really a compilation of the answers given by this group on the given topic.
46. Single Mothers By Choice (SMC) is devoted to providing information and support to single mothers as well as those contemplating or trying to achieve single motherhood.
47. Adoption Online Connection, your source for connecting Birthparents and prospective Adoptive Parents.
http://www.access.digex.net/~vqi/top.html">BirthQuest! Is an Online International Searchable Database Dedicated to Searching Adoptees, Birth Parents, Adoptive Parents and Siblings.
48. The Foster Parent Homepage. The intention of this page is to create an interactive forum for foster parents to participate in, as well as a resource of information relating to foster care and the issue's relating to the foster care system in general. The "Foster Parent Pages" are created by, for, and about foster parents, and are updated often.
49. The Single Parent Resource, a bimonthly newsletter focusing on issues concerning single parents and their children. The newsletter is written primarily by single parent readers who share support as well as solutions to the many frequently asked questions regarding single parenthood.
50. A Brookings Institution analysis of out-of-wedlock births in the United States.
51. The Parent News provides a unique electronic opportunity for parents to get up-to-the-minute news that will assist them in their parenting.
52. The Administration for Children and Families Programs promotes the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals as the heart of its mission.

General Resources on Domestic Violence and Divorce

53. Domestic Violence Information Center created by The Feminist Majority Foundation and New Media Publishing Inc.
54. A very comprehensive website on Abuse, Assault, Rape & Domestic Violence.
55. Divorce Net is a comprehensive website dealing with divorce in America.
56. Website of Divorce Magazine.
57. The Divorce Page is an electronic support page for those in divorce or the loss of a relationship.
58. The Impacts Of Parental Divorce is an article written by Michael Kearl.

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