Research & Resources

Information regarding national politics 2008:

• Comparison of Obama and McCain on Military Issues
  Includes information on the candidates ’ positions on: Iraq, Diplomacy, Responding to Terrorism, and the Middle East; their recent military-related votes; and the sources of their campaign contributions.
  -- document by SWS member Laura Toussaint.
  
  
• Comparison of Obama and McCain on Health Care
  Includes links to articles analyzing each proposal, and a PowerPoint presentation on the candidates ’ plans: their key features and differences on access, quality, and affordability.
  -- Presentation by SWS member Mary Zimmerman.
  
  
• Research Issues of the National Council for Research on Women
  Their “Big Five” issues are: Economic Security, Health, Violence, Immigration, and Education.
  -- link provided by SWS member Myra Marx Ferree.

• Organizations and Websites (PDF)*:
  This document - a project of the taskforce that has become the Committee on Academic Justice
  - lists several organizations that work to aid the position of women, promote diversity, focus on equality and more. The purpose of each organization is defined, their contribution to society explained and website links are available so you can explore the vast resources they have to offer.

• SWS signed a Supreme Court Amici Brief (online here) urging the continued enforcement of Title IX. We join the National Women ’ss Law Center and the Women ’s Rights Project of the ACLU, among others.

• SWS signed a Supreme Court Amici Brief (Full Brief available here in .pdf)* supporting students of color at the University of Michigan:
  
  

  BRIEF OF THE AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, ET AL., AS AMICI CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF RESPONDENTS
  BARBARA GRUTTER, Petitioner, v. LEE BOLLINGER, ET AL., Respondents
  
  ARGUMENT
  Universities Have a Compelling Interest in Considering the Life Experience of Growing Up Black, Latino, or Native American in Making Admissions Decisions.

* These files are Adobe PDF Files. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them.