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REWRITE THE ENDING PROJECT: A HOW-TO GUIDE
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This assignment is designed to flex your creative muscles! It will also help us gain some sense of control over our media and what is presented there. Choose a popular DVD, a movie you saw at a theatre, a TV movie, an episode from a regular program on TV, or even a...
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Anne F. Eisenberg
Reading Quiz #2- Classical Sociological Theory
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Socl 265 "Classical Sociological Theory" Quiz to be used with Sociology 265 – Classical Sociological Theory resource.
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Heather Sullivan-Catlin
Introduction to Sociology, A Service-Learning Course
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This course is an introduction to the discipline of sociology. The purpose of this course is to introduce you to the key concepts, main theoretical perspectives, and basic research methods of sociology. Sociology is an extremely broad and varied discipline. We...
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Jeffrey Broadbent
Comparing Societies: Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Development
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
This seminar is intended to train graduate students in the logic of comparing large complex social objects, such as "societies," "nations," and "cultures," or processes within and across them. As a general framework, we examine the comparative logics noted by J.S....
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Eric L. Jensen
DRUG POLICY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Alcohol and Drugs
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
The objectives of this course are: 1. To learn the physiological and behavioral effects of a variety of illicit drugs and selected licit drugs commonly used for illicit purposes. 2. To learn about the methods of estimating the incidence and prevalence of drug use and...
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Jennifer Jacobson
How Masculinities Are Done On A College Campus
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
For this assignment you will do observational research. First you need to read Part 3: Collegiate Masculinities: Privilege and Peril (Kimmel and Messner 2007). Next you need to pick a social context on campus in order to answer the question: What are some of the ways...
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Andrea Brenner
Exercise #3: Binary Divisions and Intersexuality
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This particular exercise helps students understand through example that Queer Theory’s premise is that the underlying source of gender inequality is the binary division of the social world into privileged and unprivileged gender and sex categories.
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George Lewis
Memorable Meal Assignment
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
"It seems to me that our three basic needs, for food and security and love, are so mixed and mingled and entwined that we cannot straightly think of one without the others. So it happens that when I write of hunger, I am really writing about love and the hunger from...
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James Mahoney
Assignment #6: Problems and Solutions in Social Science Analysis
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Development
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Read the articles by Abbott, Griffin, Isaac and Griffin, and Haydu. Then answer at least three of questions listed below.
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Helene M. Lawson
Environmental Sociology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Animals and Society
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Environmental Sociology examines social discourse on environmental issues. The narrative of this discourse conveys the natural connections between people, animals, minerals, land, water, and plants. It also introduces social constructs: pollution, over-consumption,...
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