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May 31, 2023

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Brian Starks
Technique 58: The American Dream, Ideology, Religion and Inequality
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Teaching Objectives/Student Learning Outcomes: To brainstorm students’ basic conception of the American Dream and use this as a basis for considering Jennifer Hochschild’s four tenets of the American Dream; to discuss Weber’s notion of the Protestant Ethic and the...
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Mary H Metz
SOCIOLOGY OF TEACHING
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Education
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
In this course we will consider several overlapping perspectives through which to understand teachers and their work. We will also look at how public and researchers’ images of teaching and of teachers have shifted over the last thirty years. We will look at teaching...
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Jason D. Boardman
SOCY 3015: SOCIOLOGY OF RACE AND ETHNICITY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Racial and Ethnic Relations
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
The primary goal of this course is to introduce students to research within sociological and social demographic research on race and ethnicity. Specific areas will include the following: conceptual/measurement issues; population size, growth, and migration; health...
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Peter Kaufman, Mindy Ross
The Praxis Project: Getting Students to Social Action
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
The Praxis Project was developed to offer sociology students a taste of the past and an opportunity to influence the future. It is explicitly intended to get students to think sociologically about a particular issue and then to do something about it so that they can,...
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Caroline H. Persell
Seminar on Race and Education
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Capstone Courses
Resource Type(s):
Assignment, Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
There are two types of projects you might do. The first is an original research project. In this, you would come up with 1) a researchable sociological question dealing with some aspect of race and education based on your knowledge of at least some of the existing...
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Kathy M. Rowell
Module 4 Education and Children in the United States: Kids Count Data Project
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Abstract:
1.State a hypothesis 2.Explore and Examine the relationships between various indicators in KIDS COUNT data 3.Use KIDS COUNT data to make a scatterplot and rank data. 4.Interpret data presented in both table and graphic form. 5.Define the various indicators(variables)...
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Josephine MacIntosh
THEORIES OF CHANGE & SOME EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMMING
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Medical Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Lecture
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
This lecture is a rewrite of two lectures presented in 50-minute classes. It can be delivered over two classes with ample time for discussion, or could be delivered in one class of a longer duration. You may also choose to abbreviate the section about...
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Christel Manning
FIELD RESEARCH PROJECT
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Religion
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
The purpose of this project is to give you the opportunity to experience, rather than just read about, how religion functions in society, as well as to apply some of what you have learned to understand that function.
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Richard Gilbert
Essential Bereavement Library for Professionals
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Aging/Social Gerontology
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
It is, at best, foolhardy to try to prepare a basic list of resources on bereavement for professionals. "Professionals" is so diverse, both in terms of their disciplines and their skills, and there are so many fine contributions available to us. So it becomes...
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Diane L. Pike
Essay on Senior Seminar and Syllabus Example
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Capstone Courses
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
In this seminar, students will: • Review, reflect upon, and articulate synthesis and evaluation of the discipline of sociology, as a whole. • Assess and evaluate the value and meaning of sociology in understanding the world today. • Meet the specific outcomes of a...
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