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May 31, 2023

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Y. Michal Bodemann
A SOCIOLOGY OF DIASPORA J
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Racial and Ethnic Relations
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This seminar on modern diaspora Jewry will examine a variety of problems concerning ethno-national solidarity, ethnic relations, racism and genocide from a sociological perspective. First, how do sociologists think and write about these issues, and where do the Jews,...
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ART BLASER
WEB NEWS SOURCES
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Disabilities
Resource Type(s):
Website
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Several general news sources will occasionally have excellent reports on disability issues. The bad news is that the good ones will disappear; for instance most CSPAN excerpts disappear after only fifteen days in the archives. The good news is that even better ones...
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JENNIFER R. ROTHCHILD, Argie Manolis, Jennifer Deane
BEST PRACTICES FOR FINDING, BUILDING, AND MAINTAINING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS FOR SERVICE LEARNING
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Internship/Service Learning
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Abstract:
UMM’s Service Learning Program concentrates on four focus areas. While service learning projects may fall outside these four focus areas, the areas were chosen because they provide opportunities for long-term partnerships and relate to compelling community needs and...
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Basil Kardaras
Selected Internet Sites on Development, Women and Development, and Related Topics
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Development
Resource Type(s):
Website
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
Internet Sites on Development, Women and Development, and Related Topics. This is one of Thirty three selected bibliographies spanning over one hundred pages are presented focusing on scholarship on the Sociology of Development and Women in Development organized by...
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Walter F. Carroll
ONLINE ASSIGNMENT: URBAN CRIME & CRIME RATES
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Please follow these directions carefully: This assignment acquaints you with the data from which we derive our estimates of the extent of crime. For this assignment you will investigate measures of crime, learn about a survey of urban crime, and examine a definition...
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Chad Alan Goldberg
THE JEWS, STATES, AND CITIZENSHIP: A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Racial and Ethnic Relations
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
In this course we will investigate the civic emancipation of European Jews – the process by which European Jews acquired full and equal citizenship – from the French Revolution in 1789 to the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917. The purpose of the course is not to teach a...
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Kristenne Robison
SOC 367: Sociology of Sport
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Socialization
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Course Description This course examines the role that sports play in our larger society by analyzing various dimensions of society such as gender, race/ethnicity, ability, globalization, the media and socio-economics and how they relate to sports. The course...
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Robyn E. Ochs
CROSSING THE LINES: GENDER AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
The last two decades have seen a dramatic rise in the visibility of those who challenge the existing binary categories of gender (male and female) and sexual orientation (gay and straight). We will study the experiences of bisexuals, transsexuals, and others who blur...
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Chris Bader, Paul J. Becker, Scott Desmond
RECLAIMING DEVIANCE AS A UNIQUE COURSE FROM CRIMINOLOGY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Social Control
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
In this paper we address the overlap between deviance and criminology and provide suggestions for differentiating the two courses. In an effort to illustrate this overlap, we compared the topics covered in deviance and criminology textbooks because we believed that...
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Greg Gibson
Social Problems Guidelines : Paper Checklist (A)
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Included in this research are the guidelines for grading the theory section of a Social Problems paper . Paper Objectives 1. To do sociology by applying a theoretical lens in the examination of a social problem. Theory selected for this assignment can be (1)...
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