'Seeing the Theory is Believing': Writing about Film to Reduce Theory Anxiety

Abstract

Both "theory" and "writing" engender a great deal of anxiety for the typical undergraduate sociology major. Writing-intensive theory courses increase this feeling exponentially. Active learning approaches to teaching theory are often advocated as a way to combat these fears, but few studies have tested whether these innovations effectively reduce student...

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Subject Area(s):

Theory

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Assignment

Class Level(s):

Any Level

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Any

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