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May 31, 2023

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Michelle Petrie
DRUGS & SOCIETY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Alcohol and Drugs
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
Who uses drugs? Why do people use drugs? What are the effects of drug use for individuals and society? Why are some drugs legal while others are illegal? What can be done to treat and prevent drug use? Are some methods of treatment and prevention more successful...
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Mary Zimmerman
WOMEN AND HEALTH CARE
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This course offers a sociological and historical perspective on women’s health and health care, focusing predominantly on the United States but with some attention to international and global issues. Students will receive an overview of the health status and major...
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Sarah Jane Brubaker
Paper Assignment #5 – The Body
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Some of the main ideas of the theories we have discussed that focus on the body emphasize the ways in which the body is socially constructed through various mechanisms of regulation, restraint, control, imagery, ideology, and practice. This paper provides an...
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Lisa Markowitz
Food and the Body Politic
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This course takes a holistic anthropological approach to the study of food. We will explore food and food-ways as products of soil, culture, and politics. The study of food offers a window into micro-level social relations- family life, gender roles, and workplaces...
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Patrice LeClerc
Comparative-Historical Methodology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Development
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This course is designed to acquaint students with important methods and works in the field of comparative and historical sociological research. As Theda Skocpol tells us: Comparative scholars ask questions about large social structures and processes across time and...
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Jennifer Friedman
DRUGS & SOCIETY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Alcohol and Drugs
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
This course will explore the social construction of substance use in the United States. By engaging in an historical analysis of substance use, students will take a look at the numerous dynamics which work to define the legality status of particular drugs. In...
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Evan Cooper
THE SOPRANOS ASSIGNMENT
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
In order to explore issues of masculinity and masculine roles in the workplace and family, I recommend a particular episode of the HBO television series, The Sopranos. The fictional series documents the exploits of a mafioso boss, Tony Soprano, and his two...
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Sarah Jane Brubaker
Comparing Theoretical Perspectives
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
Comparing Theoretical Perspectives
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Elaine Gerber
Writing Assignments
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Writing Assignments on the Sociology of Food.
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James Mahoney
Assignment #1 Diagramming Narrative in Light of a Causal Argument: Skocpol
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Development
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Graduate
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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