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May 31, 2023

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KATHLEEN L. PERELES
SATISFIED WORKERS AND EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS? IS UTOPIA POSSIBLE IN THE WORKPLACE?
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Students understandably wonder about life after college, and worry about the workplace ahead. The essay below can help us in various sociology classes link student concerns with work reform possibilities – the better to help young adults learn early on the...
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Frank Dobbin
Economic Sociology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Economic Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This course surveys economic sociology’s main theoretical camps – institutional, network, power, and cognitive approaches – and some of its main substantive areas – development, globalization, financial markets. One goal is to explore the extent to which different...
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Stephen G. Sapp
ASSIGNMENT: WRITING ASSIGNMENTS
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Introduction The purpose of the Sociology 235 writing assignments is to provide you with the opportunity to place into practice the concepts and techniques discussed in the classroom lectures. The assignments are designed to, as much as possible, emulate tasks...
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Martha E. Gimenez & Brian P. Hawkins B. Paolucci
SOC480 - WAGES
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Marxist Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Create a Budget for a Family of Four. Assume: a) you are not rich; b) you will not be relying on welfare, housing subsidies; c) what sorts of minimal standards and costs will it take to keep you out of poverty; and, d) you do not have health insurance.
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WILLIAM DUBOIS
THE PREVENTIVE GAME: THINKING CREATIVELY ABOUT REDUCING CRIME
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
f we are to make inroads in our classes it will require both "out of the box" thinking and also analysis that meets the cost-savings values of many on campus. This kind of dual-powered thinking is exemplified in the remarkably inventive essay below. Too many of...
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Linda Heidenreich
Queer Identities in Contemporary Cultures
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Latina/o Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Queer Identities is an introduction to the many ways peoples construct homosexual, bisexual, and transsexual identities in different cultures, as well as, the way that dominant cultures incorporate and or limit the participation of such peoples within the larger...
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Michelle Petrie
Social Problems with Service Learning: SOC250
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
In this course, you will be introduced to the topic of social and cultural problems. We will discuss what constitutes a social problem and how a social issue is constructed as a social problem. You will be exposed to a variety of societal issues that are defined as...
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Heather Laube
Engage! Writing an Op-Ed
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Mass Communication/Public Opinion
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
An Op-Ed is an opinion piece written by a reader on a topic that is relevant to the newspapers' audience. Choose an issue related to the sociological study of families in which you have a particular interest. This may be a topic we’ve discussed in class or...
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STANLEY SHOSTAK
UTOPIA IN THE CLASSROOM AND THE ‘SCIENCE WARS’
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
If our students are to gain the sophistication this subject warrants, we have to take them behind the scenes, as it were, and let them know about relevant internecine wars among branches of knowledge. The essay below explores an on-going argument between certain...
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Bob F. Freeland
Economic Sociology and Economic Institutions
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Economic Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Advanced Graduate
Abstract:
This course is intended to serve as an introduction to sociological analyses of the economy, economic processes, and economic institutions. The central focus is to understand how economic activities are shaped, facilitated, altered, and impeded by social relations...
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