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May 31, 2023

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James P. Sikora
Soc 151 "Real/Reel Life Sociology" - Instructions for Sociological Laboratory Exercises
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
Sociological research follows a specific process: defining a problem, reviewing previous research, formulating a hypothesis, developing a research design, collecting and analyzing data, and reaching conclusions. Sociological laboratory exercises introduce students...
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RUSSELL P. SHUTTLEWORTH
DISABILITY AND SEXUALITY: HUMAN SEXUALITY 678
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Disabilities
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
This course examines disability and sexuality through individual, societal, cultural and political lenses. It aims for a holistic view of disability and sexuality issues in that psychological, anthropological, disability studies and other social sciences...
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Jan Bending
Journaling
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
I use journaling in classes where a component of student learning involves reflection on the ways in which personal views impact the understanding, tolerance, and openness to new information about a subject. I also use journaling when I ask students to engage in...
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Ronald Lee
ECONOMIC DEMOGRAPHY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Demography
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This course will examine various economic and social causes and consequences of population change. The consequences studied will include the economic impact of immigrants on US workers and taxpayers, the growing pension burden as populations age, the effect of...
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D. Baird
Philosophy of Technology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Science and Technology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Syllabi for Philosophy of Technology
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Georgi M. Derluguian
Varieties of the Pre-Modern World Systems: World-Systems Before the Western Expansion
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Development
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This is the first part of a year-long course that introduces you to thinking globally, systemically, and evolutionary. We now lay the foundation of your becoming a world affairs expert and we have to start digging very deep, perhaps, down to the extinct horses....
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Liam Leonard
Environmental Politics
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
In putting together this collection, we have attempted to find syllabi and exercises that go beyond single textbooks, thus expanding our sense of what might be possible in a social movements course. We are excited about this collection, and what it suggests about the...
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Nadejda Chapkina,, Charles Jaret, Guangya Liu, Angela Pollock
Useful Books on U.S. Immigration
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Migration/Immigration
Class Level(s):
High School
Abstract:
Special for High School Teachers: Globe Fearon Publications and Rosen Publishing Group Globe Fearon and Rosen are education publishers with creative options for enlivening discussions about American history via books designed for middle and high school classes....
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KATHY LIVINGSTON
WHEN ARCHITECTURE DISABLES:TEACHING UNDERGRADUATES TO PERCEIVE ABLEISM IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Disabilities
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This article describes an exercise in which students analyze architectural barriers in campus buildings to understand that people with disabilities are excluded from everyday social interaction. Sociological concepts such as deviance and discrimination prove elusive...
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Michael Lynch
Social Studies as Science
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Science and Technology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Are the social sciences really scientific? Should they even try to be scientific? And, if they can be scientific, what would make them that way? These questions have been debated ever since the 19th century when social science disciplines first became established in...
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