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May 31, 2023

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Susan L. Wortmann
Contemporary Society SOCI 110
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
Contemporary society is increasingly complex. This course will help you develop a sociological imagination and apply basic sociological insights (concepts, theories, methods, current research) to understand and analyze our complex social world. We broadly explores...
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IRVING KENNETH ZOLA
THE SOCIOLOGY OF DISABILITY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Disabilities
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
Course outline will cover: I. In the Beginning II. The Lived Experience III. Identity IV. Relationships V. From Good Will to Civil Rights VI. The Future: Ethical and Policy Issues
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Hermann Kurthen
Transnational Online Student Collaboration: Does it Work?
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Abstract:
This article reports findings of a transnational online student collaboration between the Sociology departments at GVSU and the Pedagogical College of Schwaebisch Gmuend in Germany from May to July 2006. A U.S. instructor taught two parallel 14-week Soc Intro and...
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Martin Piotrowski
Assignment 5: Series
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Demography
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This is the fifth of a series of assignments that will ask you to research the demographic experience of a particular country. Use the country from your last assignment. The fifth assignment focuses on aging.
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Millie Thayer
Social Movements
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
The course is organized around three different theoretical approaches to globalization: 1) those that see it as a proliferation of powerful external forces which increasingly encroach on local communities; 2) those that follow the growing transnational connections...
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Marianne Cutler
Introduction to Sociology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
Since sociology is, broadly speaking, the study of the social world, sociologists study all sorts of phenomena. Some of these topics are what many would describe as ‘social problems,’ such as gangs, crime, violence, suicide, poverty, racism, sexism, and homophobia....
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Lynn Schlesinger, Diane E. Taub
INCORPORATING DISABILITY STUDIES INTO SOCIOLOGY COURSES
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Disabilities
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
As the two former chairpersons of the ASA Committee on Society and Persons with Disabilities, we have been fortunate to work with numerous individuals in identifying ways in which the ASA can better integrate sociologists with disabilities in all aspects of the...
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David A. Sonnenfeld
Society and Technology: Constructivits, Feminist & Environmental Perspectives
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Science and Technology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Often, technology is seen as a frightening monster beyond human control. "Living in the modern age," so this view goes, "we have no choice but to bend to its wishes. Inevitably, technology determines who we are, what we do, even how we think. We cannot escape from...
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Georgi Derluguian
Introduction to the Modern World System: The Short Twentieth Century to the Newest Globalization, 1914-2003
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Development
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This is the concluding part in the three-quarters sequence of courses that serve as foundation for pursuing the major in International Studies. We are going to examine the key processes of contemporary epoch, or the 'short twentieth century' (1914 to 1991), taking...
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Phil Brown
Social Movements in Health
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
his graduate seminar centers on health social movements, but also provides some exploration in general social movement theory and research, as well as using some concepts from science and technology studies (STS), and covering some core medical sociology concerns,...
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