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May 31, 2023

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Cynthia L. Sutton
DEFINITION OF FAMILY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
the focus of this paper is to critically evaluate the argument that is being presented. One of the most important skills that you should learn during your collegiate years is how to critically react to what you have been asked to read. It is all to easy to simply...
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Judith Lorber
Gender Arrangements in Science Fiction
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
The intent of the exercise is to get students to reflect on contemporary society’s gender arrangements by comparing them to an imagined society. Most science fiction that focuses on gender is a critique of our own society. Authors either project the worst elements...
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James L. Wood
Political Sociology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Political Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
In this course in political sociology, we will study three related topics: (1) the distribution of power in the United States; (2) the organization and mobilization of political groups; and (3) an analysis of one political movement, the student movement.
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Tomás R. Jiménez
Sociology 151/M, Chicanos in American Society (Undergraduate)
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Latina/o Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
Course Description: The Mexican-origin population is like no other in the United States. Its history includes colonization, immigration, and mass deportations and the size of present-day Mexican immigrant population is unparalleled. Individuals in this population...
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Louise Marie Roth
Graduate Seminar: Gender and Labor Markets
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
This course surveys the body of theoretical and empirical research on gender and labor markets in sociology. This course will consider historical trends and current patterns of labor market participation and competing theories of gender inequality and...
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Miliann Kang
Negotiating Better Working Conditions for Domestic Workers
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Brief Description Students debate the merits of a domestic workers contract from four different perspectives: 1) domestic workers; 2) employers; 3) employment agencies; and 4) labor organizers and community advocates. They then role play the actual negotiation of...
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Jeylan Mortimer
Social Structure and the Life Course - SOC 8551
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Aging/Social Gerontology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
This is a compilation of teaching resources on The Life Course. The life course refers to the structure and patterning of individual lives, which are always both situated yet never reducible to the constraints of those situations. No individual can be understood...
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Sue Marie Wright
ANALYSIS OF AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL EVENT
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Children and Youth
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Recall an event, episode or period in your own childhood that you would be willing to share without undue embarrassment or stress (e.g., adjustment to a new sibling, your kindergarten experience). Describe this event both objectively (what happened) and reflectively...
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Gail Marie McGuire
Homework: Where Were Your Clothes Made?
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Where were your clothes made? Choose a complete outfit and look at the tags to find out the country in which each article of clothing was made. Be able to locate each country on a world map (in some cases the fabric may have been made in one place, but assembled in...
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Christina M. Stern
Gendered Minds and the Power to Think:Highlighting the History of Sexism in the Sociology Classroom
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
During the long journey through graduate school, I was ridiculed by some family members for being impractical, idealistic, and selfish. Yes, selfish – for devoting my life to an esoteric quest and for spending large sums of tuition money to do so. At one point, a...
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