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May 31, 2023

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Sarah Elizabeth Brabant
A RESOURCE GUIDE TO LEARNING AND/OR TEACHING ABOUT HIV/AIDS*
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Medical Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
The major thrust in AIDS education has been and continues to be focused on prevention. Compassion for those already infected has played a secondary role, certainly as far as the United States government under Republican administrations was concerned. A basic...
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Susan Goodrich Lehmann, Norah P. Schultz
Human Subjects Training (Beginner Level)
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Research Methods
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Abstract:
Throughout this workbook we've mentioned the need for Institutional Review Board approval for student research. There has been a great deal of discussion at the federal level about what is exempt research and what must be reviewed. Whether or not your institution...
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Ronald Lee
ECONOMICS OF POPULATION
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Demography
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
Broad outline of the course: Material covered after the section on Health and Mortality will depend on student interest. - Economics of the Family: Marriage, Fertility and Investment in Offspring - Causal Analysis in Demography and Applied Studies in Fertility and...
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Betsy Lucal
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FINAL PAPER: SEX AT THE MOVIES- Marital Relations And Sexuality
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
For this assignment, you will need to watch a feature-length movie of your choice that can be analyzed with respect to sex and sexuality. You may select any movie, but you must make sure that your choice contains enough information about these issues for you to be...
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Carman K. Wakefield
Best Practices for Online Course Success
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Abstract:
Whether you are contemplating a fully online course or a hybrid course, there are ways to make life teaching your first distance course more manageable. Professors are not exaggerating when they say that online courses take more time to create, administrate, and...
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TANIS DOE
INTRODUCTION TO DISABILITY STUDIES
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Disabilities
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Upon successful completion of the course you will: •Know major issues concerning disability and discrimination in Canada, and understand their impact with particular reference to the situation of children and women. •Be familiar with the medical model, the social...
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Paul Olson
Sociology and Learning Communities
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Abstract:
In this article I offer a short description of the various types of learning communities and the goals for the pedagogical approach. I discuss the strengths and weaknesses of using learning communities and share some tips about making a learning community successful....
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Lisa K. Waldner
Education and Child Well-Being
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Demography
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This module focuses on education and child well-being.
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Steven P. Kurtz
SOCIOLOGY OF SEXUALITY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This course will focus primarily on the social construction of the sexual stratification system in the United States. Theoretical, historical and cross-cultural material, as well as contemporary issues, will be presented through readings, lectures and class...
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Marianne Cutler
Introduction to Sociology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Abstract:
For this paper, I would like you to select a feature story from a newspaper or magazine (e.g., Time, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Reports, Mother Jones, Ms., The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, etc.) on a topic that sociologists might study. The...
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