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May 31, 2023

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Anne F. Eisenberg
Survival Skills for Teaching: Realistic Time Allocation and Informal Assessment
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
In comparison to the syllabi published in the fourth edition of this volume, the syllabi in this edition place much more emphasis on graduate students developing their own course materials. In 1996, just under half of the syllabi required graduate students to develop...
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John Foran
Writing Assignment: Exercise on Sociology and History
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Development
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
Please prepare a three-page typed, double-spaced essay on one of the two questions below. Carefully consider all the parts of the questions before you write. Edit your writing for typos and for style. Cite the relevant readings in your answer. Option One:...
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Marie Tedesco
Memory, Oral History, and Tradition
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
"Memory, Oral History, and Tradition," examines the interrelationship among individual and collective memory; oral history and history; and the establishment of cultural traditions. The course investigates theoretical perspectives on memory, the relationship between...
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Rick A. Matthews
REFLECTIONS OF A HOLOCAUST TRAVELER
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Abstract:
Teaching the Holocaust from a sociological perspective is a difficult task. On one hand, there is much sociology can say about the Holocaust. On the other hand, sociologists have generally not said much, leaving the study of the Holocaust to their colleagues in...
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E. Doyle McCarthy
SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURE
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
An introduction to the ways that sociologists understand what "culture" is and how it operates in groups, communities, institutions, and entire societies. The course begins with classic and contemporary readings in cultural studies in order to arrive at a working...
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Thomas L. Van Valey
SOC 600: PROSEMINAR
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
Major Elements of the Course: I.Getting Acquainted with the Department and University A.The Graduate College Orientation B.Keys, copier, forms, rooms, faculty assignments, etc. C.The structure of the university 1. Organizational chart 2. The...
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Susan G. Davis, Dan Cook
COMM 490C/ADV 490B: Seminar on Consumer Culture
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
This doctoral-level seminar examines the boundaries, shape, and trajectories of what many refer to as, "consumer culture." Through an intensive examination of theoretical and historical works addressing consumption, students will be challenged to confront the problem...
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George Brosi
Appalachian Studies 200 Introduction to Appalachian Studies
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Appalachian Studies is a new and dynamic academic enterprise. It consists, simply, of the study of the Southern Appalachian Region, in all its dimensions, across the traditional lines of academic disciplines. This is the introductory course, in that field, designed...
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Chet Ballard Ballard, Tom Arcaro
RECOMMENDED READING: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SOME EXEMPLARY BOOK SELECTIONS IN HUMANIST SOCIOLOGY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Abstract:
Some of the selections are out of print, or hard to find. Several of the items annotated below are currently in print and may be obtained by corresponding directly with the author(s), publishers, or through an e-commerce Internet site like Amazon.com.
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Amy J. Orr
INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Education
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Projects include options of sociological research on education, cross cultural project or media content analysis .
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