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May 31, 2023

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Liz Grauerholz
PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY ON FAMILIES
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Abstract:
For this project, you will select a series of photos that can be meaningfully organized around a central theme. Any theme related to family or marriage is appropriate. For example, you may wish to focus upon how race or ethnicity shapes family life by visually...
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Andrew Nathan, Danielle Calermajer
HR/PS V3001x, INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Peace, War, World Conflict, and Conflict Resolution
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
Purposes. Human rights is a powerful idea in our time, but it is also the focus of numerous controversies: it is not only an ideal but also a political tool, which different forces try to bend to their own ends. This course looks at selected intellectual...
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Sam G. Alvaro
ASSIGNMENT: MEDIA ANALYSIS - Course: Crimes of the Powerful
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Peace, War, World Conflict, and Conflict Resolution
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Instructions: Write a response paper to one of the following films: • The Fog of War • The Corporation • Bowling for Columbine
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Robert Drago
Work and Family
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
Welcome to the world of work and family research! The field of work-family (w-f) historically concerned intersections and the interplay between commitments to employment and to family, although the field has since broadened to include related issues such as leisure,...
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Cynthia L. Sutton
DEFINITION OF FAMILY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
the focus of this paper is to critically evaluate the argument that is being presented. One of the most important skills that you should learn during your collegiate years is how to critically react to what you have been asked to read. It is all to easy to simply...
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Judith Lorber
Gender Arrangements in Science Fiction
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
The intent of the exercise is to get students to reflect on contemporary society’s gender arrangements by comparing them to an imagined society. Most science fiction that focuses on gender is a critique of our own society. Authors either project the worst elements...
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James L. Wood
Political Sociology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Political Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
In this course in political sociology, we will study three related topics: (1) the distribution of power in the United States; (2) the organization and mobilization of political groups; and (3) an analysis of one political movement, the student movement.
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Tomás R. Jiménez
Sociology 151/M, Chicanos in American Society (Undergraduate)
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Latina/o Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
Course Description: The Mexican-origin population is like no other in the United States. Its history includes colonization, immigration, and mass deportations and the size of present-day Mexican immigrant population is unparalleled. Individuals in this population...
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Louise Marie Roth
Graduate Seminar: Gender and Labor Markets
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
This course surveys the body of theoretical and empirical research on gender and labor markets in sociology. This course will consider historical trends and current patterns of labor market participation and competing theories of gender inequality and...
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Miliann Kang
Negotiating Better Working Conditions for Domestic Workers
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Brief Description Students debate the merits of a domestic workers contract from four different perspectives: 1) domestic workers; 2) employers; 3) employment agencies; and 4) labor organizers and community advocates. They then role play the actual negotiation of...
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