The Dead Sociologist’s Society site includes overviews of works of many sociological theorists and excerpts from some of their important writings. Theorists include Comte, Martineau, Marx, Spencer, Durkheim, Simmel, Weber, Veblen, Addams, Cooley, Mead, Park, Thomas, Dubois, Pareto, and Sorokin http://www2.pfeiffer.edu/~lridener/DSS/DEADSOC.HTML

If you are seeking a definition of a sociological concept, this site may help. Unfortunately you will be bombarded with annoying ads. http://www.webref.org/sociology/index.htm

This site offers more extensive definitions of concepts and brief overviews of works of a few key theorists. http://www.nene.ac.uk/ass/soc/nws/html/diction.html

This site claims to be a "map" of sociological theory. It will help you identify micro and macro theories. The site also includes to written material about some theories. http://www.hewett.norfolk.sch.uk/curric/soc/theory.htm

Pierre Bourdieu’s theoretical work has explored the concept of "cultural capital." His theories will be useful if you are working with ideas related to education and the ways that parents transfer privilege to their children. The following site is challenging to navigate because in includes works in many languages, but there are jewels to be found here for those who are interested in cultural capital. http://www.iwp.uni-linz.ac.at/lxe/sektktf/bb/HyperBourdieu.html#BMglossary

The major work of George Herbert Mead, Mind, Self, and Society is available online at this site.http://spartan.ac.brocku.ca/%7Elward/mead/pubs2/mindself/Mead_1934_toc.html

The "WWW Virtual Library: Sociology, Sociological Theory and Theorists" was last updated in 2000 and has many broken links. However, there are many active links to fascinating sites.http://www.mcmaster.ca/socscidocs/w3virtsoclib/theories.htm#MultipleTheorists

If you are not sure how to pronounce the name of modern theorists this site may help.http://www.emporia.edu/english/holcomb/eg710names.html