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May 31, 2023

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Sarah Elizabeth Brabant
TEACHING ABOUT HIV INFECTION AND AIDS IN A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT*
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Medical Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Despite differing views on many aspects of the AIDS crisis, there is, with few exceptions (e.g., Podhoretz and Mulloy 1998), general agreement that education, particularly safe sex education, plays the paramoutn role in controlling and combatting the spread of...
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Susan Goodrich Lehmann, Norah P. Schultz
Understanding Population Pyramids (Intermediate Level)
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Research Methods
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Abstract:
In this exercise we will work with population pyramids. Demographers construct population pyramids to provide a visual representation of the structure of a population in terms of a chosen characteristic. Using data available on the internet, we will construct...
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Isaac W. Eberstein
Mortality
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Demography
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: This seminar will introduce graduate students to the study of health and mortality from the point of view of social demography. This includes: 1. Understanding key issues, hypotheses, and debates in the wide-ranging social scientific literature relevant...
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Barbara J. Denison
MEDIA JOURNAL-Course: Religion, Homosexuality and Society
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Now that you have collected a variety of media references to homosexuality and culture, please follow these few guidelines for completing your journal.
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Susan Edelstein, Jason Edwards
Raymond Walters College Through Threaded Discussions
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Abstract:
One of the chief tenets for a successful and engaging online course is the development of an effective system that provides ongoing student interaction. In the book, Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace, authors Palloff and Pratt note, "it is the relationships...
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DAVID MITCHELL, Sharon Snyder
VISUALIZING THE BODY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Disabilities
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
This seminar will examine key structural and representational concerns related to disability in popular and documentary film. While the course will cover some important aspects of film history, it is primarily intended to develop analytical acumen with respect to...
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William A. Hayes, Jane A. Rinehart
Collaborative Learning
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Abstract:
Collaborative learning defines education as an active and public process. In collaborative learning environments, students are invited to do more than listen to lectures and read the texts. They are encouraged to regard the classroom as a place for cooperation and...
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Aurea Osgood
Final (Group) Project
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Demography
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
For the purpose of this project, students may choose to work individually or with a (just one) partner (it is recommended that students work in groups because: (1) it is less for your instructor to grade and (2) theoretically, two minds are better than one). "Groups"...
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Michael S. S. Kimmel
SEX AND SOCIETY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
"What’s a topic like sex doing in a sociology course?" you might be asking yourself at this moment. Isn’t sex something to be kept private—certainly not something to talk about in school! Won’t studying sex demystify it? And if we do study sexuality, shouldn’t we do...
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Ann Coburn-Collins
Webquests
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Abstract:
I often use webquest assignments as a means of teaching sociological concepts and theory. Webquests are online assignments where the majority of student learning activity occurs through the use of the Internet and is asynchronous. Webquests satisfy good practices...
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