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May 31, 2023

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Duane Dukes
Using Technology to Teach Applied Sociology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Applied Sociology/Evaluation Research
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
Today, faculty, in every discipline, are expanding upon their pedagogical tools, using a wide variety of educational technology and instructional media to deliver their respective educational messages. Unfortunately, there is some indication that sociologists lag...
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Michael G. Weinstein
REFLEXIVE STATEMENTS
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
I ask my undergraduate and graduate field research students to include a reflexive statement in their seminar papers (and dissertations), which usually goes before, after, or in place of the abstract, and about that length. I refer them to Humanity and Society for...
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William Rau
Memorandum/Paper Assignment
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Education
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
The next page contains a memorandum from Superintendent O’Grady. Answer this memorandum by marshaling the most important evidence found in "Solving the Math Problem: Exploring Mathematics Achievement in Japanese and American Middle Grades" by Maryellen Schaub and...
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Donna Bird
SOCIOLOGY 301: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS SPRING 2007
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Qualitative Methodology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Your active participation in class, attention to the readings and engagement in both individual and group learning activities will enable you to: - Enhance your understanding of the processes for conducting qualitative social research; - Develop an appreciation for...
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Deborah Kraklow
The Care and Feeding of a Consumer Culture
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This course looks at how consumerism shapes our lives from an early age and asks participants to stop consuming on autopilot and instead, consider their consumer roles and their shopping habits. Questions for consideration will include what the future might look like...
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Gayle A. Sulik
Sociology of the Body
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This course will explore theoretical approaches to the body. Topics include: 1) Social theory and history of the body, e.g., the mind/body dualism, discourse, and cultural inscriptions on the body; 2) The body and the Self, including woman as body; the male body,...
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Heather Kane, Matthew Ward, Angela Luvara , Angela Ferrante
Technique 20: Emotion Management, Emotion Work, Feeling Rules, Emotional Socialization, Work, Gender
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Teaching Objectives/Student Learning Outcomes: To show students how the social world shapes emotional responses. Everyday beliefs about emotions suggest that they simply arise from biology, individual psychology, or a "core self." Thus, the guiding question for that...
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Margot Kempers
Oral/Writing Project #1: Savage Inequalities
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Education
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
1) The focus of this assignment is public schooling. Each of your groups has selected one of the Fitchburg schools and is responsible for presenting information about your school as it relates to themes and issues raised in Kozol’s Savage Inequalities. 2) This...
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Debra Osnowitz
Observing the Social World: Doing Qualitative Sociology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Qualitative Methodology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
In this course, we will make the researcher's questions and strategies our central focus, asking what the researcher observed and how the researcher used observations to develop an analysis of some aspect of social life. To deduce research strategies, we will, in a...
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Cesar J. Rebellon
INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY – SOC 515
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Criminology/Delinquency
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
This course aims to answer three primary questions. First, what is the nature and extent of crime in the United States and abroad? Second, what theories have criminologists devised to explain crime and what does the empirical evidence suggest about the relative...
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