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May 31, 2023

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Susan M. Hilal
Appendix Hybrid Internet Resources Annotated Listing
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Website
Abstract:
Appendix Hybrid Internet Resources Annotated Listing
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Oscar Elizabeth Grutsky
ETHICAL ISSUES IN MENTAL HEALTH, HIV/AIDS, and HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Medical Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
The goal of this course is to identify and explore ethical issues and issues of scientific responsibility and integrity in HIV/AIDS and related social and behavioral science mental health and health services research. Social and behavioral scientists increasingly...
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Keith A. Roberts
Beyond Content: Deep-Structure Objectives for Sociology and Social Science Curricula
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
The central question of this essay has to do with the appropriate goals of a sociology curriculum. What thinking skills and what competencies are critical for doing social science and for conducting analyses of society? Since my field is sociology, I will write...
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Marion R. Hughes
Exercise 2: Computing and Graphing Age- and Sex- Specific Vital Rates
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Demography
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This guide was compiled with your students in mind. The Demography Teaching Resources Guide presents course syllabi for undergraduate and graduate courses in demography as well as resources for data used in demographic analysis and classroom exercises. Several of the...
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Tracy E. Ore
A GUIDED FANTASY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This exercise is intended to enable students to gain insight into what it is like to be a lesbian, gay man, or bisexual person in today’s world. The participants are to reflect on what it would be like if homosexuality and bisexuality were constructed as the "norm"....
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Robert A. Wortham
SOCI 2100: Principles of Sociology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed to help stimulate your sociological imagination and allow you to practice the sociologist=s craft. You will be introduced to several of the different theoretical perspectives that sociologists utilize to gain a better...
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SHARON-DALE STONE
SOCIOLOGY OF DISABILITY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Disabilities
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
This course introduces students to the field of disability studies, a field which problematizes the definition of disability and argues that disability is socially constructed. We will examine the usefulness of the medical and social models for understanding...
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Robert E. Wood
Online Virtual Tours
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Online virtual tours offer structured, interactive explorations of sociologicallyrelevant web sites, where students gather, analyze, and evaluate information and then submit their responses online. Students proceed by accessing the virtual tour web page, which...
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Martin Piotrowski
Assignment 4: International Migration
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Demography
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This is the fourth of a series of assignments that will ask you to research the demographic experience of a particular country. Use the country from your last assignment. The fourth assignment focuses on international migration. Go to the U.S. Census Bureau’s...
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Paul Almeida
Social Movements
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This course analyzes the dynamics of social movements from their ideological appeals, individual recruitment strategies, and mobilization features to their final outcomes and demise. Specific attention is given to theories of social movements, levels of analysis of...
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