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May 31, 2023

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ROBERT J. MERIKANGAS
THE UTOPIAN CAMPUS: OR, THE BEST STATE OF A STATE UNIVERSITY OF THE PEOPLE, A CONVERSATIONAL DISCOURSE, IN THE FAMOUS CITY OF COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
A wry and engaging essay below puts the matter of change directly to us: If we are to promote utopian thinking we had best do it at home ("Physician, heal thyself!") A creative work of fiction, the piece lays out compelling "homework" and suggests some pragmatic...
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Viviana A. Zelizer
Economic Sociology: Social Ties, Culture, and Economic Processes
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Economic Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
In compressed form, this six-week course provides an introduction to economic sociology seen not as a subordination of sociology to economics but as the sociological explanation of economic phenomena. As it has developed over the past twenty years, economic sociology...
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Lynette F. Hoelter
SOC 101: Person and Society: Introduction to Sociology through Social Psychology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Social Psychology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
This course provides an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of social psychology, with particular attention given to the sociological forms of social psychology. Using social psychology as a way of introducing sociological ideas and concepts, the main theme...
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Elizabeth A. Armstrong
Production of Mass Media Group Project
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Mass Communication/Public Opinion
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This project will allow you to explore the production of a form of mass media or popular culture. Just about any kind of culture can serve as a topic for this project. Hopefully, you will find this project to be a lot of fun because you will be studying something you...
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Barbara H. Chasin
"Just Say Whoa"
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Deviant Behavior/Social Disorganization
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
"Just Say Whoa" Beers, David. 1991. "Just Say Whoa!" Mother Jones. Jul/Aug 1991.
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Naomi Terese Krogman
Environmental Sociology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Environmental Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
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Jodi O'Brien
STUDY GUIDE EXAM 1: SOCL 222
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Social Psychology
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This exam will cover material from weeks 1-3 as listed on the syllabus. I suggest that you read for central ideas, the authors' main points and purpose, rather than just memorize terms and definitions. It will be useful to ask yourself how the readings connect with...
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Kathleen Grove, Mary-Rose Mueller, Gary Jones
INEQUALITIES OF HEALTH, ILLNESS AND DISABILITY: SOCIAL POLICY AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Medical Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Abstract:
This course will provide students with a comprehensive overview of the problem of health inequalities in America today. It will be organized around five overlapping themes: 1) the social (mal) distribution of health, illness and disability; 2) health policy; 3) the...
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Diana Papademas
Introduction to Visual Sociology -Teaching with Film/Video
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Visual Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Abstract:
Visual Sociology: Teaching With Film/Video/Photography and Visual Media represents many of the changes in the field since the last volume. By embracing the idea that visual sociology offers an organized way to study and use images in research and in teaching, visual...
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Riley E. Dunlap
Advanced Topics in Environmental Sociology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Environmental Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
Course Objectives 1. Provide you will a good sense of the large, multidisciplinary body of literature on environmental attitudes, beliefs, values and other cognitions 2. Help you make sense of public opinion polls on environmental issues 3. Familiarize you with the...
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