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May 31, 2023

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E.A. A. Tiryakian
History of Social Thought SOCY 138D
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
The course is designed to expose students to major theories, paradigms and figures who have provided sociology with major perspectives and interpretations of the social world. The dimensions of the social world are in terms of actors (micro), institutional...
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Nancy A. Greenwood
Child Emotional Abuse & Child Neglect
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Lecture
Class Level(s):
College 300
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D. Gilbert
SOCIAL CLASS IN AMERICA
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Stratification/Mobility
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This is a course about inequality and class differences in American society. We will be especially concerned with answering these questions: Is inequality increasing in the US? If so, why? Is American society really divided into distinct social classes? How do...
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H. E. Aldrich
Lawyers as Professionals Exercise
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Organizations, Formal and Complex
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Using the analysis from Rothman’s article, identify the ways in which the 4 dimensions of rationalization from Ritzer can be used to explain why lawyers have been deprofessionalized.
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Jan E. Thomas
Part 3: Books by Early Women Sociologists
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Abstract:
These books provide primary source readings by some of the early women sociologists. This is not a comprehensive list but it offers examples of the resources that are now available.
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Barbara R. Keating
Abstracts of Articles on Teaching about Family or Gender Violence Published 2000-2007
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Abstracts of Articles onTeaching about Family or Gender Violence Published 2000-2007 "The challenge of motivating & teaching students to examine more critically everyday institutional processes & structures is accomplished by requiring court ethnography...
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Obi N. I Ebbe
SOCIOLOGY OF LAW GRADUATE/SENIOR SEMINAR
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Law and Society
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
Law is not a monolithic construct. Law is a social creation. Therefore, this senior/graduate seminar on the sociology of law will investigate the theories and philosophies of law, the nature of law, and the functions of law. Students are guided through lectures to...
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H. A. Haveman
Organization Involvement Survey
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Organizations, Formal and Complex
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Survey on: How Many Organizations Are You Involved With and in what sphere of life.
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Linda L. Haas
Topics in Sociology: Families and Work
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
This course will be conducted as an intensive seminar, structured around reading and discussing four recent and important research monographs on families and work. In this class, students will ordinarily read about 60-100 pages of a research monograph each week....
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Jeffery P. Dennis
The Sociology of Hate Crime
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Racial and Ethnic Relations
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This course will look at the phenomenon of hate crime both as a category of hate and as a category of crime. We will try to go beyond the mere enumeration of atrocities to understand how hate crime operates, the motives of the perpetrators and the response of the...
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