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May 31, 2023

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Betsy Lucal
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FINAL PAPER: SEX AT THE MOVIES- Marital Relations And Sexuality
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
For this assignment, you will need to watch a feature-length movie of your choice that can be analyzed with respect to sex and sexuality. You may select any movie, but you must make sure that your choice contains enough information about these issues for you to be...
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Carman K. Wakefield
Best Practices for Online Course Success
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Abstract:
Whether you are contemplating a fully online course or a hybrid course, there are ways to make life teaching your first distance course more manageable. Professors are not exaggerating when they say that online courses take more time to create, administrate, and...
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TANIS DOE
INTRODUCTION TO DISABILITY STUDIES
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Disabilities
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Upon successful completion of the course you will: •Know major issues concerning disability and discrimination in Canada, and understand their impact with particular reference to the situation of children and women. •Be familiar with the medical model, the social...
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Paul Olson
Sociology and Learning Communities
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Abstract:
In this article I offer a short description of the various types of learning communities and the goals for the pedagogical approach. I discuss the strengths and weaknesses of using learning communities and share some tips about making a learning community successful....
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Lisa K. Waldner
Education and Child Well-Being
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Demography
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This module focuses on education and child well-being.
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Steven P. Kurtz
SOCIOLOGY OF SEXUALITY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This course will focus primarily on the social construction of the sexual stratification system in the United States. Theoretical, historical and cross-cultural material, as well as contemporary issues, will be presented through readings, lectures and class...
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Marianne Cutler
Introduction to Sociology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Abstract:
For this paper, I would like you to select a feature story from a newspaper or magazine (e.g., Time, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Reports, Mother Jones, Ms., The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, etc.) on a topic that sociologists might study. The...
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TANIS DOE
EXAMINING DISABILITY STUDIES WITH AN INTERDISCIPLINARY LENS
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Disabilities
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to: - Identify and describe the major perspectives on disability and give examples of policies based on these perspectives within the United States. - Describe how the medical model, the social...
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Barbara Trepagnier
Mapping Sociological Concepts
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
A geographical map is a picture of a portion of the earth’s surface that depicts relationships among important points. Similarly, a concept map is a picture of a part of a discipline’s body of work that depicts relationships among important theories and concepts....
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David B. BILLS
DEMOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Demography
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
We will spend a lot of time reading and discussing demographic research, with the goals of understanding why the researchers chose the methods and data that they did, how these methods work, and how we can replicate them. We will read several expository articles on...
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