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May 31, 2023

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Barbara R. Keating
The Internet: "A Mile Wide and an Inch Deep" Or is it "Too Thin to Plow, Too Thick to Drink?"
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Website
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
The Internet reminds me of the Platte River in Nebraska. Early pioneers described the Platte as "a mile wide and an inch deep." While this important river provides water access across the state, navigation is tricky with channels and sandbars that appear and...
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Mathieu Deflem
SOCIOLOGY OF LAW AND SOCIAL CONTROL
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Law and Society
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
The goal of this course is to review and analyze the specific characteristics of the manner in which sociologists study law and social control as well as to explain some of the patterns and dynamics of law and social control in a variety of social settings. Emphasis...
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C. A. Caronna
Project 2: McDonaldization at Towson University
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Organizations, Formal and Complex
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
For this project, you will use Ritzer’s model of McDonaldization to assess to what degree Towson University is a McDonaldized organization. For each part of Ritzer’s model (efficiency, calculability, predictability, and control), use a scale from 0 to 100 to rate TU...
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Lonnie Golden
Family Life in Economic Context
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Course Objectives: We all experience, at some point in our lives, being part of both a family and an economy. The purpose of this course is for students to gain a deeper understanding of the connections between the family life and economic forces. The focus will be...
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Simona L. Hill
Getting to "Know" the People in Your Neighborhood: an Investigation of the Effects of Ethnoviolence, A Social Problems Course Assignment
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Racial and Ethnic Relations
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
The objective of this assignment is to guide students through an investigation of the effects of ethnoviolence .
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Matthew T. Lee
Citizens for Truth, Justice, and the American Dream
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Law and Society
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Your group is comprised of lawyers and activists that regularly sue the government and other large organizations on behalf of injured parties and you often make statements to the media and appear on TV talk shows. Your organization is funded by commissions that...
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W. J. Kinney
Second Exam
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Organizations, Formal and Complex
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Questions for exam in course on organizational sociology.
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Robert S. Bausche
Testing Work-Family Hypotheses Using the General Social Survey
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
This assignment requires students to use the Survey Documentation and Analysis website at UC Berkeley to develop and test hypotheses on a variety of work-family issues. Students choose variables from a list of work and family-related variables in the General Social...
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Mellisa Katharine Holtzman
SOCIOLOGY 424: THE FAMILY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Although it is often assumed that "the family" is something that is easily defined and conceptualized, we shall see throughout the course that there is considerable variation in family arrangements, both historically and in our own society. The purpose of this course...
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William Simmons
Florence, Arizona Immigration and Refugee Rights Project and the Florence Immigration Detention Center
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Peace, War, World Conflict, and Conflict Resolution
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
In preparation for our visit to Florence each group will be required to do specific research on specific issues of immigration and asylum law. Then, each group will be required to create a poster on that issue for display at the Migrants, Justice, and the Border...
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