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Social Problems
Social Problems
August 15, 2024

The Social Problems Resource Collection highlights a number of resources suitable to Introduction to Social Problems. 

Colby King
Subsidies, Uneven Development, and the Race to the Bottom
August 28, 2017
Subject Area(s):
Urban Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment, Audio, Class Activity, Lecture, PowerPoint, Website
Class Level(s):
College 200
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Through this set of materials students listen to an engaging interview about detailed reporting on local subsidies and explore an interactive map revealing local subsidy policies. The materials include a lecture outline for teaching these concepts with reference to...
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Elena M. Fox
Exploring Stigma with Undergraduates
July 11, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This lecture/in-class activity and take home writing assignment provide an engaging and informative way to help introduce students to the sensitive topic of stigma. Key theorists, such as Erving Goffman, and theories, such as Labeling and Modified Labeling Theory,...
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Jessica R West
Intersectionality and Intimate Partner Violence: An Interactive Activity to Assess Prior Knowledge
February 24, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assessment
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
Using an intersectional lens, this activity aims to assess student’s preconceived knowledge of intimate partner violence prior to covering this topic in class through the use of audience response systems, such as live polls. The anonymity of the poll will allow for a...
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Courtney Blue
Students’ Accounts for Drinking and Driving: Applying Excuses and Justifications to Explain Behaviors
March 23, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Deviant Behavior/Social Disorganization
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This classroom activity is designed to define and apply Scott & Lyman’s (1968) typology of accounts. Accounts are linguistic tools social actors use to explain their actions when their behavior is deemed unexpected and inappropriate. In other words, accounts are...
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