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May 31, 2023

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Michael Agliardo
Sociology 349: Environmental Sociology~Selected Topics
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Environmental Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This course explores how ecology, technology, politics, economics, and culture intersect. By analyzing key contemporary environmental debates, students develop skills necessary for investigating any sophisticated social issue. Topics we cover: the environmental...
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JAMES A. VELA-MCCONNELL
Social Psychology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Social Psychology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This is an introduction to the field of social psychology, its major questions and issues, theoretical perspectives, methodologies, and many of the major subject areas within the field. The central questions guiding the format of this course have to do with the...
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Robin D. Moremen
SOCIOLOGY OF DEATH AND DYING
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, from a sociological perspective, the last stage of the life cycle. Every attempt will be made to adopt a value-neutral approach to a topic that often is fraught with emotion, anxiety, and even fear. By examining death and...
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Diana Papademas
Visual Sociology-Teaching with Film/Video Module 21
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Visual Sociology
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Matthias Gross
Environmental Sociology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Environmental Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Following this course, students should be familiar with: • theoretical perspectives from the social sciences used to examine interactions between society and the natural environment; • specific examples of recent social science research on the social dimensions of...
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Alden E. Roberts
SOCIOLOGY 3391--INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL RESEARCH I (Section 001)
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Quantitative Methodology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Course outline/syllabi for SOCIOLOGY 3391--INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL RESEARCH I
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Elizabeth M. Armstrong
PRECEPT: GROUP ASSIGNMENT
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Medical Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Background By 1994, the results of trials in the US and France showed that when AZT was given to HIV positive pregnant women prenatally, during labor, and to their newborn infants, the incidence of HIV infection was reduced by two thirds. Based on the results of...
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Diana Papademas
Visual Sociology-Teaching with Film/Video Module 36
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Visual Sociology
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Elaine Leeder
Family Violence
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
It is the purpose of this course to educate the student as to the incidence and prevalence of violence and abuse in the family. We will also explore the various theories about causation as well as some of the controversies that exist in the field. The topic of...
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Pamela Paxton
DOLLARS AND SENSE: CONVINCING STUDENTS THAT THEY CAN LEARN AND WANT TO LEARN STATISTICS
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Quantitative Methodology
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
QUANTITATIVE METHODS ARE an integral part of much sociological research. For that reason, many sociology departments require a course in statistics as part of an undergraduate major in sociology, and most faculty view the undergraduate statistics course as a valuable...
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