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May 31, 2023

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Bud Mehan
Possible Final Paper Topics
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Education
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
With my permission, a project that investigates an aspect of the educational process can be substituted for the second midterm and the final. (All students take the first midterm.) If this option is approved, the work due in lieu of the second midterm would be an...
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Vickie J. Jensen
SOC 691A: Advanced Research Techniques--Qualitative Methods
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Qualitative Methodology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
Course Objectives: 1) To introduce students to the traditions and research design of qualitative methods in sociology and to provide a foundation for understanding them. 2) To provide opportunities to learn, hands-on, the primary techniques of the major data...
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Cynthia J. Miller
Mardi Gras: Made in China (A Review)
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
Mardi Gras: Made in China explores the clash of cultures and economies as it follows the "bead trail" of festive baubles from the Chinese factories and production workers who make them to Bourbon Street and the Mardi Gras revelers who eagerly consume and discard...
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Erin K. Anderson
Term Paper and Presentation for Sociology of the Body
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This paper is an opportunity for you to further explore a topic related to the body that we have addressed in the class or to investigate a topic we have not covered. As you research your chosen topic, think about how it contributes to our knowledge and...
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Sharon Warner Methvin
Technique 14: Theory, Paradigms
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Abstract:
Teaching Objectives/Student Learning Outcomes: Students will achieve a general understanding of the major social theories and research techniques in sociology and how these are used to examine social and cultural issues.
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Fred L. Pincus
Blackboard
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Education
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
The class will have a web site that be accessed through http://www.blackboard.umbc.edu. The syllabus will be posted as will important announcements (like if class is canceled). Relevant newspaper and magazine articles will also be posted. You must have a UMBC...
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Jennifer Keys
"Field Study" of the Aryan Movement: In-Class Film and Activity for the Qualitative Methods Course
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Qualitative Methodology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
"Allowed access to national gatherings of U.S. radical right groups including the Ku Klux Klan and the Posse Comitatus, Blood In The Face straightforwardly presents the views of people whose avowed goal is to forge a political union which will transform North America...
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N. Prabha Unnithan
CRIME POLICY PAPER
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Criminology/Delinquency
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
In this assignment, you are being asked to put yourself in the shoes of an advisor to the Governor on issues of crime and justice and to suggest a way of originating and administrating policies and programs based on criminological theory. I would like you to put down...
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Monika J. Ulrich
In Class Activity: The Difference between Sex and Gender
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Purpose: To understand the relationship of sex and gender from a modern and post-modern perspective Time: 30 minutes Preparation: Copy handouts, bring a razor
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C. Ronald Huff
Technique 29: Deviance, Moral Indignation, and Public Policy
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 illustrate for students (1) the subjective nature of our personal perceptions and assessments of "deviant" acts and their comparative seriousness; (2) the normative violations that evoke the strongest and weakest...
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