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May 31, 2023

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Diane Gillespie, Wadiya Udell
Teaching with Case Studies
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
Instructional case studies portray real world situations that relate to course material. Barnes and Christensen (1994) define a case as "a description of episodes of practice, a selection of reality, a slice of life, a story designed and presented as study material,...
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Laurie F. DeRose
African and African American Demography
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Demography
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This course overviews population processes and outcomes both on the African continent and in the United States. The African part of the course emphasizes the diversity of the continent. Students will emerge with a greater appreciation of how much variation there is...
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Gillian Murphy
Final Paper Assignment: Evaluating Social Movement Outcomes
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Even though we are covering a lot of ground in this course, there is one very important topic that we will not address directly – social movement outcomes. In general, this assignment asks you to predict the future. Given what you know about social movements, what...
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Nadejda Chapkina, Charles Jaret, Guangya Liu, Angela Pollock
Class Discussion, Projects, and Critical Thinking Exercises: Thinking Critically About the Size of Today’s Immigration
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Migration/Immigration
Abstract:
"The numbers don’t lie." "The numbers speak for themselves." "You can find a statistic to prove just about anything you want to prove." These, or similar comments, are heard in debates about immigration and other controversial topics. We contend that numbers or...
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Lynn Schlesinger
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Disabilities
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
In this course we will learn how to look at the world in which we live with a "sociological eye". We will focus our attention on what sociologists study, and how they do research. Through readings, lectures, discussions and exercises we will explore ways in which...
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Tarleton Lee Gillespie
Technologies of Communication
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Science and Technology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This course will take an interdisciplinary approach to technologies of communication, in order to develop theoretical concepts that illuminate the intersection of technology, knowledge, power, and society. We will attempt to apply ideas developed inside of S&TS...
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John Foran
Globalization and Its Alternatives
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Development
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This course will examine current debates about the nature of globalization, that is, the changing nature of the world economy and its impact on political, social, and cultural arrangements around the world, with special emphasis on the Third World and some attention...
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Phillip Bonacich
Network Methods
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Social Networks
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
Social network methods consist of a variety of concepts, measures, and statistical techniques useful in the analysis of social networks. These techniques have proven useful in network research in all social science fields.
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Nadejda Chapkina,, Charles Jaret, Guangya Liu, Angela Pollock
Controversies About the Impact of Immigration: The Denial of Negative Impact: "It is simply not true that immigrants are taking jobs away from native-born Americans, either in general or in specific sectors of the economy."
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Migration/Immigration
Abstract:
This point of view directly contradicts the first two. Often it is made by researchers who have done empirical studies of unemployment rates of the native-born U.S. labor force have compared metropolitan areas containing many immigrants with those that have few...
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GARY L. ALBRECHT, Sandra J. Levi
DISABILITY STUDIES II
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Disabilities
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
This course explores and analyzes the key definitions of disability and debates around them in light of the major theories, methodological approaches and proposed public policy uses that shape them. Emphasis in the course is given to the formulation of important...
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