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May 31, 2023

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SPaul Leighton
Death Penalty Paper
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Deviant Behavior/Social Disorganization
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Abstract:
You are the head of a Pardons Board hearing the clemency petition of a condemned man. This will be your last case before you set down, so you feel total freedom to speak your mind and do what you believe is right. In the first two pages, lay down your opinion about...
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Bruce G. Carruthers
Economic Sociology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Economic Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
This course provides an introduction to economic sociology. It poses the key idea of "embeddedness" and develops it by exploring various connections between economic behavior and social processes and realtions. The course is organized topically, and people are...
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Jodi O'Brien
EXAM 1- SOCL 222
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Social Psychology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Exam questions for SOCL 222.
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Peggy A. Thoits
MEDICINE AND SOCIETY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Medical Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
The purpose of this course is to examine health, illness, patient-hood, medical professionals, and health care systems with a critical sociological eye. Sociologists often ask somewhat troublesome questions: How are disease rates and death rates distributed by...
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Chandrika M. Kelso
Violence in Society, CJ448
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Deviant Behavior/Social Disorganization
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Violence in Society examines the methods, patterns, and meanings of individual and collective violence. Special attention is devoted to the allied disciplines of criminology, aggression, gangs, terrorists, and the assaultive individual. This course examines the...
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Beth Schaefer Caniglia
International Issues in Environmental Sociology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Environmental Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
Our course will foster the following skills and knowledge: • Basic background knowledge of theories that purport to explain international environmental issues • Introduction to seminal texts that engage international dimensions of environmental sociology •...
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James A. VELA-MCCONNELL
Data Collection Worksheet
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Social Psychology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Copy and paste this document into your word processing software and reformat to double space it. Then, as you conduct your observations, begin typing your responses to the following questions and tasks directly into the document. For this worksheet, you do not have...
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William P. Gronfein
SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH, ILLNESS AND HEALING
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Medical Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
The aim of this course is to acquaint the student with the theoretical and empirical foundations of the sociology of health, illness and healing, as well as exposing her or him to the important theoretical and empirical research done by sociologists of health and...
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Diana Papademas
Visual Sociology-Teaching with Film/Video Module 25
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Visual Sociology
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Barbara R. Keating
Soc 409 / 509: Family Violence
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
This course will examine various forms of violence related to the social institution of the family. We will focus on dating violence, spouse abuse, child abuse and related topics. The course revolves around three integrated themes: 1) gaining knowledge and insight...
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