National
Institute on Aging
http://www.nih.gov/nia/
The NIA presents this home page that will take you to a variety
of resources on health and lifestyle issues that are of interest
to people as they grow older.
Grandparents and Special Others Raising Children
www.grandsplace.com
On-line support group for grandparents and older relatives raising
the children of family members.
American
Association of Retired Persons
http://www.aarp.org
The AARP, a major advocacy group for older people, includes among
its many resources suggested readings and Internet links to organizations
that deal with social issues that may affect people and their
families as they age.
A
Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace
http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/index.html
This extensive site, put together by Michael C. Kearl at Trinity
University, provides essays, commentaries, data analyses, and
links on such topics as death and dying, family, the sociology
of time, social gerontology, and social psychology.
Widow
Net
http://www.fortnet.org/WidowNet/
Widow Net is an information and self-help resource for and by
widows and widowers. The information is helpful to people of all
ages, religious backgrounds, and sexual orientation who have experienced
a loss.
Alzheimer·s
Association
http://www.alz.org
The Alzheimer·s Association, dedicated to the prevention,
cure, and treatment of Alzheimer·s and related disorders,
provides support to afflicted patients and their families.
Proud
Grandparents
http://www.proudgrandparents.co.uk/
Contains over 60 articles with expert advice on being a grandparent.
American
Psychological Association
http://www.apa.org/psychnet/
Explore the APA·s ·Resources for the Public·
site to find links to an abundance of articles and other resources
related to interpersonal relationships throughout the life span.
Encyclopedia
Britannica
http://www.britannica.com
This huge ·Britannica Internet Guide· leads to a
cornucopia of informational sites and reference sources on such
topics as family structure and other social issues.
Penn
Library: Sociology
http:/www.library.upenn.edu/resources/subject/social/sociology/sociology.html
This site provides a number of indexes of culture and ethnic studies,
population and demographics, and statistical sources that are
of value in studies of marriage and the family.
Social
Science Information Gateway
http://sosig.esrc.bris.ac.uk/
This is an online catalog of Internet resources relevant to social
science education and research. Sites are selected and described
by a librarian or subject specialist.
Family
Onwards
http://www.familyonwards.com
This free site for parents and grandparents has over 100 articles
on different family issues, book reviews and other helpful family
links
