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General Social Survey (GSS)

guide to accessing and using the General Social Survey data and related data and literature

Teaching with GSS

GSS Data Explorer is an easy way to search, explore, analyze, extract, and share GSS data and view trends.  Data Explorer also has public and private collaboration spaces, which may be used by teachers as a virtual classroom.

Teaching with Data Resources

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) has a rich set of resources for instructors teaching with data. 

  • Data-Driven Learning Guides -- short, standalone exercises that teach key social science concepts by walking students through a set of topically related questions and analyses
  • Exercise Modules -- longer, sequenced exercise sets intended for Research Methods and advanced courses