Virtual Tours

Virtual Tours are designed to introduce students to subject-oriented resources on the internet in a way that both informs the student about what is available and engages the student in some sort of problem-solving activity.  In the following virtual tours, prepared by Professor Robert Wood but housed at the Wadsworth Publishing site, students respond to various questions online and then submit the results to an email address that they specify.  Other faculty are welcome to use these tours in their courses, but they should be sure to specify to their students that the forms should be sent to them. 

Prof. Wood's Virtual Tours Created for the Wadsworth Sociology Website
(available to all)
Introducing Sociological Resources on the World Wide Web 
Exploring Key Cultural Concepts on the World Wide Web 
Social Interaction and Socialization: Web Resources about How People Become Social 
Deviance: Criminal Justice Resources on the World Wide Web 
Learning about Social Inequality on the World Wide Web 
Race and Ethnicity: Identity and Group Process in "Real Life" and Cyberspace 
Web Resources for Studying Gender and Inequality 
Family: Studying a Changing Institution on the World Wide Web 
Religion: A Global Survey via the World Wide Web 
Studying Politics and Society on the World Wide Web 
Using the World Wide Web to Understand and Promote Global Social Change 
Population and the Environment--Web resources for the Planet 
Aging and Society: Old and New Issues on the Internet
Economy and Work: The Internet and Globalization
Education and the Internet: Challenges and Potentialities
Health and Health Care: Information and Debate on the Internet
Sexuality in Cyberspace: Communities and Controversies on the Internet
Science and Technology: Internet Explorations of New Social Problems

Dr. Wood's Virtual Tours were cited as a basis for his receipt of the "Oustanding Contribution to Instruction" award from the Sociology and Computers section of the American Sociological Society.