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May 31, 2023

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Rebecca Jean Jean Emigh
CULTURAL SOCIOLOGY: PART ONE
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
The course is designed to provide a background in the major topics of cultural sociology. We will offer two possible sets of course requirements, one for students taking the field exam in cultural sociology and one for students working on research papers
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Elaine Gerber
The Anthropology of Food: We Are How We Eat
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
How do people create and manipulate meanings for the foods they consume or for those from which they abstain? How do people use food to maintain social relations and to establish relations with supernatural beings? Biology may dictate that we eat; but culture...
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William G. Roy
Government Document Exercise
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Development
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
Select a document created by a government in some other time or place than twenty-first century US. It could be a report, law, legal decision, hearing, trial transcript, charter, internal agency document, roster, budget, accounting sheet, or cultural artifact. Take...
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Shawn McEntee
Sydney in the Classroom
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Animals and Society
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
My experiences with my animals serve as fodder for classroom discussion and stimulate students to share theirs. I ask students if they believe they have been socialized by their animals or that their animals have been socialized by living with their families. We talk...
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Erik Markusen
The Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Deviant Behavior/Social Disorganization
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This course explores psychological, social, historical, political, and other dimensions of governmental mass killing-arguably the most urgent problem facing humankind at this point in history. We begin with a careful study of the Nazi attempt to exterminate the Jews...
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Kathleen E. Hull
SOCIAL THEORY AND CULTURAL CHANGE
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Welcome to Sociology 4703: Social Theory and Cultural Change. In this course we will consider the fascinating, challenging, and sometimes controversial questions of how cultural change occurs and why or whether cultural change matters. Our major focus will be on...
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Marilyn C. Krogh
Online Resources for Teaching Sociology - College and University-Sponsored Websites
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Website
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
Many colleges and universities sponsor teaching centers with online resources. While some of the materials are available only to their own faculty, other resources, particularly collections of articles and teaching exercise, are publicly available. This list...
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Lisa Peñaloza
MKTG 3250: Buyer Behavior
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This course develops student understanding of consumer and organizational buyer behavior. It builds from basic knowledge in several academic disciplines including history, sociology, anthropology, political economy, and psychology and applies it to various groups of...
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John Hennen
History of Appalachia
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
A study of an American region, from the colonial era to the present. We will study the people and culture of the region in the context of local, national, and international historical processes that have affected the development and/or underdevelopment of...
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Kathleen A. Tiemann, Michelle D. Stone
"IMAGINE YOURSELF AS AN ‘OLD’ ADULT":A HUMANISTIC APPROACH TO TEACH ABOUT AGING
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Abstract:
Discussing age related issues can be difficult when your students are traditional undergraduates; people who have barely begun to age themselves. Perhaps even more difficult is finding ways to encourage each learner to determine the role of new knowledge in her or...
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