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May 31, 2023

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Julia Kochanek
Leading Class Discussion
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Education
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
Each student must sign up for one class session to act as the discussion leader. As the leader, you will help guide the discussion by presenting at least three discussion questions. These questions should be thought-provoking and encourage reflections on the ideas...
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James David Ballard & Vickie Jensen L. Altheide
Advanced Qualitative Analysis, JUS 650
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Qualitative Methodology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
Computer Lab (Wilson Hall, 3rd floor). (NUD•IST 4, which stands for Nonnumerical Unstructured Data-Indexing, Searching, & Theorizing, is a software program uniquely designed to aid researchers in handling qualitative data by supporting processes of indexing,...
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Elizabeth Griffiths
CRIMINOLOGY -- SOC 249
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Criminology/Delinquency
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
The major purpose of this course is to introduce students to the various theories used to explain crime, as well as, to examine the nature, extent, and causes of crime in American society. We will consider how crime is defined and measured, explore the...
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Nicole C. Raeburn
Feminism, Gender, and the Body
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Using feminist approaches to gender, this upper-division seminar will critically analyze the body as contested terrain. We begin with theoretical approaches to the gendering of the body, namely social constructionist perspectives. We, then, apply these lenses to...
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Emily A. Bowman
Technique 36: Globalization, World Economy, Structure and Agency
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 facilitate understanding of not only what globalization is, but also what its characteristic effects — both beneficial and deleterious — are; to encourage students to practice using their sociological imaginations; to...
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Fred L. Pincus
Take-Home Quizzes
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Education
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
During the semester there will be two required essay exams and thirteen take-home quizzes. In addition, students have the option to do a Book Review. Each of these assignments are described.
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Henry A. Walker
RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Racial and Ethnic Relations
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Sociology 467 focuses on the SOCIOLOGY of minority-majority relations with specific emphasis on race and ethnic inequality. As such, it is not likely to satisfy those motivated by ideological or humanitarian concerns or those who think of sociology as another form...
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Richard A. Wright, Timothy Brezina
TEACHING CRIMINOLOGY: A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Criminology/Delinquency
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
What follows is a selected list of books, monographs, articles, notes, and review essays related to teaching criminology and criminal justice that may be of special interest to criminology instructors. Entries are listed by 14 topics: Measures of Crime; Theories of...
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Laura J. McClusky
Capstone Course: Senior Research Seminar (SOC 410)
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Capstone Courses
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
The course is essentially an Independent Study, with the full class meeting only during the first few weeks of the semester. During these first few weeks, students work on a detailed outline for their thesis. We encourage a five-chapter thesis, mirroring the...
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Mike L. Hoover
Technique 51: Stereotypes of Older Persons (Also Stigma, Labeling, Ageism)
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
Teaching Objectives/Student Learning Outcomes: To demonstrate the existence of a negative and disparaging stereotype of the sexlessness of the old person in our society.
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