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May 31, 2023

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N A. Greenwood
Definitions, Incidence, & Prevalence- Child Abuse I
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Lecture
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Lecture/Discussion Objectives A. How do our conceptions of childhood and childrearing relate to issues of child maltreatment? B. How did child maltreatment come to be defined as a social problem? C. How do we define child maltreatment? D. How do we count...
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Walter F. Carroll
SOCIAL STRATIFICATION: CLASS, STATUS, AND POWER IN AMERICA
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Stratification/Mobility
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
While focusing on the United States, the course also examines global inequality. You may find the course challenging, because "we are continually affected by social inequalities, yet we are rarely encouraged to think in those terms" (Sernau 2001:1). In this class we...
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Elizabeth Borland
Organizations in Modern Society
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Organizations, Formal and Complex
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Our world is filled with organizations; they are the fundamental unit of modern society. Through organizations, we accomplish goals, interact with others, gain resources, and develop and assert our personal identities. Not only are organizations pervasive in modern...
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Jan E. Thomas
Part 1: Classical Theory Books That Include Women
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Abstract:
The following classical theory textbooks have a chapter or more on some of the early women sociologists. This is not an exhaustive list but a place to begin. There are also textbooks on social theory spanning classical and contemporary writers which include some of...
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Susan M. Cunningham
CHILDREN AND VIOLENCE
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This course is organized around three general themes: 1) an introductory overview of the topic of violence, including theoretical background and cultural and structural factors; 2) an analysis of children and violence-related issues, including family, street, and...
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David O. Friedrichs
MAPPING THE TERRAIN OF SOCIOLEGAL SCHOLARSHIP: PROVISIONAL APPROACH
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Law and Society
Resource Type(s):
Lecture
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
A law and society movement has been in existence for several decades now (Friedman 1986; Garth and Sterling 1998). Although the term "movement" has been applied to this phenomenon, it is somewhat problematic, insofar as this term implies a unified enterprise with a...
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C. A. Caronna
Paper 3: Ritzer’s Claims to (Academic) Fame
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Organizations, Formal and Complex
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
For this paper, you will evaluate Ritzer’s theory of McDonaldization in light of the model of structuration and in light of theories and theorists that predate his work. You must cover the following questions, but the order of how you do so is up to you.
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Stephen A. Sweet, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes
Course Designs and Syllabi: Summaries and Introductory Comments
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
The Teaching Work and Family Resource contains a collection of 18 syllabi. Most of these syllabi were developed by sociologists; however, some were designed by faculty outside of sociology. All heavily emphasize sociological themes, issues, and perspectives. As...
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Abby L. Ferber
Teaching about the Organized White Supremacist Movement
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Racial and Ethnic Relations
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
I have developed the following exercise to help students and educators recognize the similarities in white supremacist and mainstream racial ideologies. I use the exercise in an upper division course on race and ethnicity, as well as at workshops dealing with the...
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Matthew T. Lee
Experiential Learning Exercise for Sociology of Law
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Law and Society
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Experiential Learning Exercise for Sociology of Law
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