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Carol L Glasser
PERSUASIVE BLOG POST ASSIGNMENT
September 27, 2022
Subject Area(s):
Animals and Society
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
In this assignment students develop and write a persuasive blog post over the course of 6 to 7 weeks through a series of staged assignments. This assignment is ideal for smaller courses (below 20), but has been successfully taught with class sizes between 25-30...
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A student shakes hands with a man in a tie at a networking event.
Mary Virnoche
A Resume Assignment Highlighting Experiences and Skills of Sociology Students
September 13, 2022
Abstract:

This submission includes resume assignment details and resources used in a required, one-unit Sociology Professional Development Seminar. This submission includes a rubric to support development of the resume as well as the (peer) review process. The rubric...

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Magnifying Glass
Judith Linneman
The Claim Game: Promoting Critical Thinking about Research, Advertising, and Other Claims
September 13, 2022
Subject Area(s):
Research Methods, Statistics
Resource Type(s):
Lecture, PowerPoint
Class Level(s):
College 100, College 200, College 300
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:

Use this lecture/slide show to develop student critical thinking skills and a more skeptical view of causal and other claims in research, advertising, and popular media in general. Although particularly relevant for research methods and statistics courses, the...

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Caped figures in silhouette
Zach Rubin
Stats Through Superheroes: Teaching Basic Statistical Tests Using Data From The Marvel Universe
September 13, 2022
Subject Area(s):
Other, Quantitative Methodology, Research Methods, Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment, Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:

This is a brief lesson on how to run basic statistical tests using data originally gathered from the Marvel Comics Wikia page. Students are introduced to three important tools in statistics: a descriptive table, a contingency table, and a regression. It is...

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An abacus in the foreground, with a person in the background out of focus.
Sadie Ridgeway
Calculating Mortality Rates
September 2, 2022
Subject Area(s):
Medical Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200, College 300
Class Size(s):
Medium, Small
Abstract:

This resources assists in teaching Medical Sociology students about common epidemiological measures and building a foundation for quantitative literacy. Following instructor set up of necessary skills, students complete the assignment provided. This assignment...

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A pair of green sunglasses.
Laura Krull
Discussion Guide and Paper Prompt for Keeping it Halal: The Everyday Lives of Muslim American Teenage Boys by John O’Brien
August 26, 2022
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology, Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems, Religion
Resource Type(s):
Assignment, Class Activity, Essay
Class Level(s):
College 100, College 200
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:

This resource offers discussion questions, short activities, and an essay assignment for Keeping it Halal: The Everyday Lives of Muslim American Teenage Boys by John O’Brien (2019). I have organized the questions and activities by chapter for ease of use,...

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A signpost in silhouette at sunset.
Dan Lainer-Vos
Linking Theory and Policy: Writing Theoretically Informed Policy Briefs
August 24, 2022
Subject Area(s):
Marxist Sociology, Policy Analysis, Public Policy, Theory
Resource Type(s):
Assignment, Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 200, College 300
Class Size(s):
Medium, Small
Abstract:

Undergraduate students often struggle to relate to social theory, which they see as abstract and outdated. Hoping to bring social theory to the present, this in-class activity and follow-up assignment challenge students to develop theoretically informed policy...

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Two people taling across a table from each other.
Maria Duenas, Amber Crowell
Understanding Inequality through Racial Discourses Course Project
August 23, 2022
Subject Area(s):
Racial and Ethnic Relations
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300, College 400
Class Size(s):
Medium, Small
Abstract:

The purpose of this course project is to explore racial discourses in everyday lives and apply concepts learned in an upper-division course on race and ethnicity or social inequality to analyze how the way in which we talk about race and racism is influenced by...

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Microphone in front of an electronic tablet.
Stephanie Medley-Rath
Public Sociology Syllabus
August 17, 2022
Subject Area(s):
Other, Visual Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300, College 400
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:

In Public Sociology, the intent is to teach students how to make sociological knowledge public, that is, accessible to a non-expert or lay audience. The assigned sociological readings are organized using the Sociology Literacy Framework and take an intersectional...

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Cartoon of a diverse group pf people sitting in a circle and talking.
DaShanne Stokes
Race, Class, and Gender Short Reflective Essay
July 15, 2022
Subject Area(s):
Race, Class and Gender, Racial and Ethnic Relations, Sex and Gender, Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 100, College 200, College 300, College 400
Class Size(s):
Medium, Small
Abstract:

Making connections between personal experiences and sociological learning in Race, Class, and Gender is of paramount importance. This assignment challenges students to critically reflect on what they have learned, to relate a chosen past experience to what they...

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