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May 31, 2023

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Lissette Aliaga-Linares
The Demographic Transition Graph
October 21, 2020
Subject Area(s):
Demography
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
The Demographic Transition Theory remains one of the pivot conceptual tools in population research. This theory started with a description of demographic changes in 18th century Europe and onward, which are still present in many developing countries. Since then,...
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Kyla Walters
Find the Funnels: Deconstructing Literature Reviews
October 21, 2020
Subject Area(s):
Research Methods
Resource Type(s):
Assignment, Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Literature reviews often resemble funnels. They begin with a broad theoretical frame and gradually narrow towards specific concepts about which the author/s systematically inquire. Students need to understand the composition of a literature review before they tackle...
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A camera with the world reflected on its lens. The background is of a photographic collage of people.
Carol A Jenkins
Developing a Photographic Essay - Making a Public Statement About a Social Problem or Issue
October 21, 2020
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assessment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Each student will develop a photographic essay of a social problem important to the student (a personal, reflective, integrative public statement about a social problem). Essay development enables students to demonstrate the intersection of personal problems and...
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Zachary R. Simoni
Using Google Maps to Study Health Disparities in US.
October 21, 2020
Subject Area(s):
Medical Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Health disparities continue to be a pressing problem in American society. Although this topic is often a fundamental concept for an introduction to sociology course or upper-level medical sociology course, there are few exercises available to show students real-world...
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Reginald A Byron
Teaching Criminology During a Pandemic
October 21, 2020
Subject Area(s):
Criminology/Delinquency
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
During the Spring semester of 2020 as news of Covid-19 spread across the U.S., most university professors were faced with the daunting task of abruptly halting in-person pedagogies and shifting to various online instruction platforms. Rather than moving forward as if...
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Weed growing out of crack in the sidewalk with the words Corrections Close-Up superimposed
Daniela F. Jauk
Corrections Close Up - Podcast
October 9, 2020
Subject Area(s):
Criminal Justice
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Sociology majors increasingly seek careers in the criminal justice sector and there is a need for realistic career preparation within sociology departments (Senter 2019) and it is essential to provide online learning opportunities in pandemic times (Kozimor 2020)....
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Kathryn Reynolds
Exploring Food Deserts in the United States
October 9, 2020
Subject Area(s):
Stratification/Mobility
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
The United States Department of Agriculture has joined forces with the Departments of Treasury and Health and Human Services to bring resources and expertise to support strategies that eliminate food deserts. The Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service...
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Carol A Jenkins
Lessons in Stratification: "Scarce Resources - Who Should Receive Them?"
July 24, 2020
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Sociologists who analyze stratification processes tend to explore the following questions: (1) what is "stratification"? (2) what variables tend to influence a person’s placement in the stratification system of a given social context, region, or society? (3) how...
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Crosby Hipes
The Construction of Crime News by the Media: A Class Activity
July 24, 2020
Subject Area(s):
Criminal Justice
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Research suggests there is a disconnect between crime-related perceptions and realities in the United States. For example, many students enter social science courses believing that violent crime rates are increasing, when in fact the opposite is true. This class...
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Amanda Hernandez
Teaching Household Division of Labor and "The Second Shift" Through Couples' Time Use Diary
July 24, 2020
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
What is the second shift? How do couples decide how to divide household labor? This lesson plan includes a brief lecture and class activity to present the gendered divison of household labor and provides and immersive simulation experience to demonstrate Arlie...
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