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May 31, 2023

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Howard L. Elterman
Technique 33: Stigma, Race, Social Movements
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Teaching Objectives/Student Learning Outcomes: To illustrate how blacks in American society are stigmatized because of their skin color; to reveal how blacks experience the stigma of race in American society, showing its moral and social ugliness, and the insidious...
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Michael Olneck
1 l- EXAM QUESTIONS
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Education
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
List of essay questions related to the sociology of education.
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Wilhelmina E. Perry
CHECKLIST FOR CONSTRUCTING A SYLLABUS
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Racial and Ethnic Relations
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
CHECKLIST FOR CONSTRUCTING A SYLLABUS
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Phillip W. Davis
DEVIANT BEHAVIOR
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Criminology/Delinquency
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
Welcome! I look forward to teaching this course, and I hope you enjoy taking it. I think it is important to note right away that calling something "deviant" only sounds like it is the sociologist who is making judgments about right and wrong. In fact, sociologists...
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Reba L. Chaisson
Capstone Course – Social Stratification
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Capstone Courses
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
This course will introduce the theories, types and forms of inequality, and the ways in which it is perpetuated and legitimated in the U.S and societies abroad. The overall goal of the course is for students to develop an informed perspective on social stratification...
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Bob Greene
Technique 48: Residential Racial Segregation, Redlining, De Facto and De Jure Segregation
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 help students understand how structural factors can lead to segregation patterns within communities; to demonstrate how sociologists calculate statistics (simplistic) on hyper segregation and poverty rates; to provoke...
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Barbara L. Schneider
Sociology of Education
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Education
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This course will cover both the traditional and emerging theoretical concerns of and methodological approaches to the sociology of education. Traditionally the sociology of education has focused on the social organization of schooling and social mobility. This course...
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Gregory D. Squires
Poverty, Place, and Race: The Sociology of Urban Inequality
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Racial and Ethnic Relations
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
The primary objective of this course is to increase students' understanding of the nature of poverty and racial inequality in the U.S., particularly within urban communities. The course will draw from a variety of disciplines including sociology, economics, political...
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Harvey Holtz
Action Projects
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Resource Type(s):
Assignment, Essay
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
This major course assignment, and guiding purpose of this Social and Cultural Change course, is to change the world to enhance social justice, equality, and to begin to realize the full human potential. This course will provide the opportunity for students to engage...
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Elizabeth Armstrong
From Hip Hop to Opera: The Production and Consumption of Culture
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Capstone Courses
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
This class will introduce students to sociological approaches to the production and consumption of culture through a series of active learning projects that emphasize writing, public speaking, teamwork, and research skills. This class requires that students engage...
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