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May 31, 2023

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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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Jack Edwin Niemonen
Pedagogical Package for Teaching the Main Ideas of William Julius Wilson 03-16-11
March 21, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Racial and Ethnic Relations
Resource Type(s):
Lecture
Class Level(s):
College 400
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
EXAMPLE RESOURCE: For instructors who teach upper division or advanced sociology of race relations courses and who are interested in discussing the work of William Julius Wilson in much more depth than one typically finds in sociology of racial and ethnic relations...
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Jennifer Nargang Chernega, Aurea K Osgood
Travel with Students: A Review of Existing Literature
March 16, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
In effort to provide faculty with available resources designed to assist in the planning and implementation of travel with students, this review of literature synthesizes this literature and provides a complete bibliography. This review focuses primarily on domestic...
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Mikaila Mariel Lemonik Arthur
Understanding Legal Systems
February 24, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Law and Society
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
AREA EDITOR EXAMPLE RESOURCE:This series of class sessions and assignments is designed to introduce students to the way legal systems are organized around the world as well as within the United States by covering the history of modern legal systems; the structure of...
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Christopher Schneider
Using the MP3 to Learn Selections of Marx’s Capital
February 8, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
This exercise is most suitable after students have developed a basic understanding of social structures and the historical conditions of capitalism. This exercise requires students to concentrate on a single example: the MP3 commodity. This exercise is designed for...
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Rebecca Bach, Julianne Weinzimmer
Exploring the Benefits of Community-based Research in a Sociology of Sexualities Course
January 20, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
The benefits of community-based research (CBR) in the sociology classroom go beyond those associated with traditional service learning. Here, students use their sociological skills to examine and propose solutions to local social problems addressed by community...
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Joy Crissey Honea
Book Review: A Good Book, In Theory
January 19, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Joseph Simpson, Vicky Elias
Choices and Chances: The Sociology Role-playing Game- The Sociological Imagination in Practice
January 19, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
This article introduces a sociology role-playing game (RPG) used to demonstrate the broad range of social forces, institutions, and structures in a semester-long series of in-class and homework assignments. RPGs and other simulation games have been frequently...
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Bruce Friesen
Book Review: Making Sense of Social Theory: A Practical Introduction
January 19, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Denise Copelton
Film Review: Eating Alaska
January 19, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Environmental Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Film List
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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