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All TRAILS Resources
May 31, 2023

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Christina Weber
Literary Fiction as a Tool for Teaching Social Theory and Critical Consciousness
October 21, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
In this paper, I discuss the possibilities that emerge from using literary fiction as a tool for teaching social theory and critical consciousness. Focusing on data from a social theory course I taught in fall 2007, along with my experiences teaching social theory, I...
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Mathieu Deflem
Book Review: The Sociology of Deviance: Differences, Tradition, and Stigma
October 21, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Deviant Behavior/Social Disorganization
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Mikaila Mariel Lemonik Arthur
Film Review: A Village Called Versailles
October 21, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Migration/Immigration
Resource Type(s):
Film List
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Ryan Schroeder
Book Review: The Great American Crime Decline
October 21, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Criminology/Delinquency
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Royce Singleton Jr.
Film Review: Herskovits at the Heart of Darkness
October 21, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Racial and Ethnic Relations
Resource Type(s):
Film List
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Melinda Messineo
Book Review: Contemporary Readings in Social Problems
October 21, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Race, Class and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Mary Thierry Texiera
Film Review: The Garden: Eviction from Eden in South Central L.A.
October 21, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Race, Class and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Film List
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Nelta Edwards
Using Nail Polish to Teach about Gender and Homophobia
October 21, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Large
Abstract:
How might teachers help students investigate the relationship between gender and homophobia? This article describes an exercise that uses fingernail polish to do just that. The authors uses anecdotal evidence to describe the exercise in which students pair with...
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Jacqueline Bergdahl
Book Review: Teaching Research Methods in the Social Sciences
October 21, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Diana Eglitis
Performing Theory: Dramatic Learning in the Theory Classroom
October 21, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This article discusses pedagogical exercises developed to help students appreciate the power of sociological perspectives as they seek to better understand their own lives and the world around them. The assignments are focused on fulfilling the particular course...
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