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May 31, 2023

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Carrie B. (Stephen
ALCOHOL AND DRUG-RELATED WEB SITES
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Alcohol and Drugs
Resource Type(s):
Website
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
The Sociology of Alcohol and Drugs Syllabi and Teaching Materials explores the social construction of substance use. The impact of alcohol and drug abuse at the social and individual levels is the focus of the set. However, the scope of what’s covered is expansive....
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Christine Mallinson
TWO MOVIE REVIEWS
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
The recent feature-length films, Crash and North Country, can be used to illustrate key concepts in the sociology of gender, including the perspective of multiracial feminism, gender workplace discrimination, domestic violence, sexual harassment, and more. Two...
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L. Miller-Bernal
Introduction to Sociological Theory
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
The ASA Resource Book for Teaching Sociological Theory organizes 24 syllabi and supplemental material for both undergraduate and graduate courses. Each syllabus is introduced in order to give the reader a sense of the institutional context and the pedagogical...
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Philip N. Cohen
Sociology of Food
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This course uses food as an arena in which to develop our sociological imaginations, to understand how the issues and problems of daily life reflect larger social forces, and how our understanding and actions in turn shape the social world. Through our focus on food,...
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James Mahoney
Assignment #10: Book Review of Kimeldorf’s Reds or Rackets
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Development
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
For this exercise, you are asked to write a short book review of Howard Kimeldorf’s Reds or Rackets. Pretend as if you were publishing the review in a scholarly journal (e.g., the American Journal of Sociology). Your review should be about 800 words in length,...
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Animal-Assisted Activities and Therapy Bibliography
April 26, 2010
Abstract:
Many articles have been published about animal-assisted activities and therapy (AAA/T). Finding those articles, however, can sometimes be a challenge. Delta Society offers you this listing to assist in your search for the information you need. The articles are...
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Linda M. Woolf
Genocide: A Psychosocial Perspective - Annotated Bibliography of Primary Resource Material
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Deviant Behavior/Social Disorganization
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Abstract:
Genocide: A Psychosocial Perspective - Annotated Bibliography of Primary Resource Materiall.
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Eviatar Zerubavel
COGNITIVE SOCIOLOGY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Course topics include sociology of thinking, perception, memory and attention, the social framing of experience, social classification, social mindsets, social constructions of discontinuity, social foundations and structure of meaning, cognition and identity, and...
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Reed Geertsen
Instructions for Critical vs. Reflective Thinking Exercise
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
IN THIS SIMPLE DEMONSTRATION, STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT UNDERLYING CONDITION DETERMINES WHETHER OR NOT A WORD CONSTITUTES A QUEEN ANNE.
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John Foran Foran
A Truth Table of Skocpol’s Argument
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Development
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
The Teaching Comparative-Historical Methods in Sociology compilation of syllabi is intended for two audiences: those who already teach comparative and historical methods at the university level, and those who wish to introduce it into their repertoire. Only syllabi...
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