ASA logo
All TRAILS Resources
All TRAILS Resources
May 31, 2023

Browse the entire collection of TRAILS resources here.

Marshall Ganz
Practicing Democracy: Leadership, Community and Power
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
Fulfilling the democratic promise of equity, inclusion and accountability requires the participation of an "organized" citizenry with the power to articulate and assert its interests effectively. Because access to political resources is unequal, however, the voices...
Cover Page Requires Subscription DOC
Nadejda Chapkina, Charles Jaret, Guangya Liu, Angela Pollock
Music and Songs of Immigrants
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Migration/Immigration
Abstract:
The music and songs of immigrants often captures or reflects elements of their lives. Several aspects of working class Texas-Mexican life are illuminated by an old musical style called "conjunto," as described in Manuel H. Pena's The Texas-Mexican Conjunto: A...
Cover Page Requires Subscription DOC
BARBARA M. ALTMAN
BOOK REVIEW AND ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Disabilities
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
Outline of assignments of book review and annotated bibliography for course on disabilities.
Cover Page Requires Subscription DOC
Christopher R. Henke
Science and Technology in the Workplace
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Science and Technology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
With the growth of ".com" internet commerce and the so-called "new economy," everyone knows that science and technology have major impacts on the direction of work, the workplace, and capitalism itself. Science and technology, though, have been key factors in shaping...
Cover Page Requires Subscription PDF
Basil Kardaras
A Selected Bibliography on Economic Development, 1990s
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Development
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
This is one of Thirty three selected bibliographies spanning over one hundred pages are presented focusing on scholarship on the Sociology of Development and Women in Development organized by social, political, and economic themes, by global regions (Africa, Asia,...
Cover Page Requires Subscription DOC
Keith Hampton
Assignment #3: New Media Communication Diary
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Social Networks
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Your assignment is to keep a diary of the interactions you have with people using "new media" (i.e. mobile phones and the Internet). You must record every interaction that you have with another person using new media over a full 7 day period (NOTE: Exclude any...
Cover Page Requires Subscription DOC
Nadejda Chapkina, Charles Jaret, Guangya Liu, Angela Pollock
Class Discussion, Projects, and Critical Thinking Exercises: Data Presentation
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Migration/Immigration
Abstract:
The meaning of numbers, like those in Table 1 (page 44), is not easily grasped by everyone. A visual image, like a bar graph (see Figure 2, page 40) or a pie chart can help. The ability to display quantitative data in a form that is easy to understand is a valuable...
Cover Page Requires Subscription DOC
SHERRIE BROWN, Dennis Lang
DISABILITY AND SOCIETY: INTRODUCTION TO DISABILITY STUDIES
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Disabilities
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This course is an introduction to the field of disability studies. We will focus on the theoretical questions of how society predominantly understands disability and the social justice consequences. We address these questions by examining the biological, social,...
Cover Page Requires Subscription DOC
Michael DeCesare, Patricia A. O'Donnell-Brummett, Justin Weiss Weiss
Mentoring to Overcome Struggles and Inspire Courage (MOSAIC)
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Internship/Service Learning
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Principles of sociology, criminology, communication, mentoring and culture will be explored and applied to mentoring relationships with youth in the Jeopardy and Soledad Enrichment Action (SEA) after-school gang prevention and intervention programs. This is a...
Cover Page Requires Subscription DOC
Basil Kardaras
A Selected Bibliography on the International Monetary Unit (IMF), 2000-2004
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Development
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
Bibliography on the International Monetary Unit (IMF), 2000-2004. This is one of Thirty three selected bibliographies spanning over one hundred pages are presented focusing on scholarship on the Sociology of Development and Women in Development organized by social,...
Cover Page Requires Subscription DOC

Our website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience, to increase the speed and security for the site, to provide analytics about our site and visitors, and for marketing. By proceeding to the site, you are expressing your consent to the use of cookies. To find out more about how we use cookies, see our Privacy Policy .