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All TRAILS Resources
May 31, 2023

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Tirth Bhatta
Book Review: Making Sense of Statistical Methods in Social Research
April 20, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Statistics
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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James Ormrod
Practicing Social Movement Theory in Case Study Groups
April 19, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
This article evaluates the use of a "case study group" method for teaching social movement theory. The aim was to give students the opportunity to practice theorizing actively rather than simply learning theory passively. The method provides this by requiring...
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Suzanne Hudd, Robert Smart, Andrew Delohery
"My Understanding Has Grown, My Perspective Has Switched": Linking Informal Writing to Learning Goals
April 19, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Stratification/Mobility
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
The use of informal writing is common in sociology. This article presents one model for integrating informal written work with learning goals through a theoretical framework known as concentric thinking. More commonly referred to as "the PTA model" because of the...
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Heather Sullivan-Catlin
Book Review: Free for All: Fixing School Food in America
April 19, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Qualitative Methodology
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Matthew Hedstrom
Book Review: Faith Makes Us Live: Surviving and Thriving in the Haitian Diaspora
April 19, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Ethnography
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Ara Francis
Book Review: Self, Attitudes, and Emotion Work: Western Social Psychology and Eastern Zen Buddhism Confront Each Other
April 19, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Social Psychology
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Gordon C Chang
Sociology of Popular Culture Syllabus/Assignments
March 27, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assessment, Assignment, Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
AREA EDITOR EXAMPLE RESOURCE: This course brings students to critically consider how popular cultural forms in modern society change individuals, shape social relations, and contribute to the environmental challenge. The "hegemonic standardization" and "creative...
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John T. Lang
Sociology of Food
March 26, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
This course examines the social relations surrounding the production, distribution, preparation, and consumption of food. In doing so, we will try to understand how the issues and problems of daily life reflect larger social forces, and how our understanding and...
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Cynthia Taines
Social Class and Education Research Assignment
March 26, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Education
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 400
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
The intention of this assignment is to consider the significance of social class in local school communities. You will investigate whether social class affects where students live and attend school, how social class shapes students’ achievement, educational...
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Hayley Lauren Lotspeich, Chris Salituro
A Story of Positive Deviance
March 21, 2011
Subject Area(s):
High School Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
High School
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
AREA EDITOR EXAMPLE RESOURCE: This assignment is designed to have students examine the difference between positive and negative deviance. First, students will take notes on a PowerPoint explaining key terms such as deviance and symbolic interaction. Students will...
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