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May 31, 2023

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Paul Lindsay
Resources for Study in Sociology of Education
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Education
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
List of journals and data sources for study in sociology of education.
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Rima Wilkes
Race and the Canadian Media
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Racial and Ethnic Relations
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
In this assignment you will learn how to analyze newspaper articles and how to make an argument about media coverage of a specific topic of your choice. In doing so, you will gain experience conducting original research. Following the book Discourses of Domination we...
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Charles Crawford
INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS: A CLASS EXERCISE
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Criminology/Delinquency
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Your state is having a serious juvenile crime problem; arrest rates of young offenders are soaring. There is a demand from the public that something be done, but there is a problem: overcrowding and strain on the current correctional system. State officials believe...
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Susan Alexander
Senior Capstone at St. Mary’s College
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Capstone Courses
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
This course serves as a capstone course for your sociology degree. Each student will integrate the knowledge gained in her previous sociology courses in order to conduct an original project on a topic of her choosing. The final paper and oral presentation will...
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Richard L. Hurzeler
Technique 54: Emerging Norms and Family Roles, Values Clarification
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Abstract:
Teaching Objectives/Student Learning Outcomes: To allow students the experience of trying to establish rules for areas that represent unknowns in society at present, to clarify family roles.
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David B. Bills
EDUCATION AND THE WORLD OF WORK
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Education
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
This course focuses on the relationships between education and schooling and various aspects of the world of work. I interpret education and schooling broadly, to include formal secondary and post-secondary schooling, training, and learning that takes place out of...
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Donald Cunnigen
Racial and Ethnic Relations - Family History Paper
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Racial and Ethnic Relations
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Abstract:
This paper asks you to take the theoretical concepts of ethnicity, race, and migration and the notions about the history of race and ethnicity that we will develop through the first week of the course and apply them to your own family story. You should provide a...
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Peter McLaren
Critical Theory and the Politics of Pedagogy
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Essay, Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
The premise that guides the course is that education is a set of political, economic, and cultural relationships that reflect the dominant social arrangements in society. Issues of power and powerlessness are central to the course as they illuminate how social...
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Janine Chi
Senior Research Seminar
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Capstone Courses
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
The Senior Research Seminar is a capstone course designed to be your culminating experience as a major in the Sociology/Anthropology department. It is an opportunity for you to apply the knowledge and skills that you have learned and acquired to an empirical problem...
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Maxine Atkinson
Sociology 204: "Predictors of Family Structure" A Data Analysis Module for Sociology of the Family
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Sociology 204: "Predictors of Family Structure" A Data Analysis Module for Sociology of the Family
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