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May 31, 2023

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Robin Lightner
Scaffolding through Problem Based Learning: Quick Guide to Give It a Try
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Abstract:
Also called case-based learning, problem based learning (PBL) is a technique whereby students learn in small groups of 5-7 while they solve an open-ended, authentic problem created by the instructor that is supported with learning exercises and resources. Pioneered...
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Martin Piotrowski
Population and Society Assignment
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Demography
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
This is the first of a series of assignments that will ask you to research the demographic experience of a particular country. Using basic formulas you will create a demographic profile for that country, and then compare indicators for your country to those for the...
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Darcy Leach
Social Change in Action
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
It is easy to feel overwhelmed by the problems of our times. What can ordinary people do to bring about social change? How can they organize themselves effectively without sacrificing the very values for which they are fighting? This course combines: 1) reading,...
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Ann Coburn-Collins
Introduction to Sociology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
The following course objectives have been developed as a tool to guide the flow of material. You will find that as the course progresses we will continually assess our knowledge based on these course objectives. The successful student should be able to: 1.apply and...
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ART BLASER
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN POLITICS, LAW AND SOCIETY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Disabilities
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This course will describe how people with disabilities are perceived in politics, law, and society. We will consider differences 1) over time; 2) between types of disability; and 3) between countries and culture. We will also examine similarities to and differences...
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Maren Klawiter
Gender and Technology - Writing Assignment
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Science and Technology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Gender and Technology - a series of writing Assignments to be used with Maren Klawiter Gender and Technology course.
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Kiran Asher
Feminist Perspectives on Third World Women and Gender in Economic Development
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Development
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
How did "third world women" and "gender" concerns enter economic development discourses? How have "third women" and "gender" been conceptualized within development practices? In turn, how have feminist theories about women and gender shaped economic development...
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Markus S. Schulz
Movements and Media in Latin America
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
This research-oriented seminar introduces students to the major theories of social movements and contentious politics, including perspectives on resource mobilization, political process, collective identity and expression. Particular attention will be paid to the...
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Nadejda Chapkina, Charles Jaret, Guangya Liu, Angela Pollock
Who Said It?
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Migration/Immigration
Abstract:
Included is a list of prominent American leaders, and immediately underneath it you will see a variety of statements about immigration and immigrants. These statements range across the gamut of American attitudes on this subject – positive, celebratory, cautionary,...
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ROSALYN BENJAMIN DARLING
HELPING STUDENTS HEAR THE DIVERGENT VOICES OF DISABILITY: A PEDAGOGICAL PROBLEM AND A PARTIAL SOLUTION
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Disabilities
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
As a major course requirement, students must write a 12 – 15 page paper based on a content analysis contrasting consumer (written by/for people with disabilities) and professional (written by/for professionals who work with people with disabilities) literature in the...
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