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May 31, 2023

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Russ Belk
Marketing 7820-001: Advanced Consumer Behavior
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
Because consumption is an increasingly global phenomenon (with very meaningful local cultural forces within it) and because more and more of the societies of the world are driven by consumption, the need to understand the interplay of culture and consumption is...
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Chris Baker
Social Change in Appalachia
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This course is an interdisciplinary overview of Appalachian culture, social institutions, political economy, and development perspectives. It introduces students to the main theoretical traditions and their implications for praxis and social change. The literature...
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Jennifer E. Lerner
RECOMMENDED FILMS FOR TEACHING HUMANIST SOCIOLOGY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Film List
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
I make extensive use of documentary films in my sociology courses because they provide students with concrete examples, they better serve the needs of students who are visual learners, and most importantly, they are extremely effective at humanizing many sociological...
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Michael Olneck
Guidelines for Term Paper
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Education
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
For some of you the question may be framed around what sociology theory and research may imply for particular educational policy questions. For others of you the question will be framed around the reasons why certain things happen in schools, why certain features of...
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Julie Shayne
Qualitative Field Methods
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Qualitative Methodology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
In this seminar we will explore the practical, ethical, logistical, and methodological implications of conducting sociological field work in a variety of settings. We will focus on acquiring, tracking, analyzing, and presenting qualitative data through conducting...
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Susan M. Alexander
ARTICLE APPLICATION PAPER 3
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
The point of this third position paper is to analysis how consumption can be used to transform the dominant message intended by the producers of a commodity.
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Carrie Yang Costello
Sociology of the Body
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
What does my hairstyle say about who I am? Should the pronounced bump of a "Jewish nose" be deemed a "malformation" by plastic surgeons? Why do we call some people "black" when their skin is lighter than that of most people called "white"? Are some physical...
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Jack L. Hickman
Technique 16: Culture, Symbols and Values
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Abstract:
Teaching Objectives/Student Learning Outcomes: To show that individuals are very much alike in the way they think, by demonstrating that people from similar cultural backgrounds will manifest patterns in their responses to certain symbolic stimuli.
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Leslie T.C. Wang
Sociological Analysis of One’s Education
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Education
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Reflect on your educational experience (schooling). This may be a particular school, a particular grade, a particular class, etc. (This may also include college.) Analyze your educational experience.
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Denise Bullock
Qualitative Field Research
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Qualitative Methodology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
The systematic, scientific study of human behavior can be quite varied and complex. Unlike studying the mineral composition of iron—which remains constant across sample, time and locale—human beings vary across individuals and groups, over time, and across cultures....
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