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May 31, 2023

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Stephen A. Sweet
Who Dares to Engage in Radical Pedagogy?
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
Given the tension between political ideals and institutional constraints, I suggested that self-identified radical teachers follow a "third path." This pragmatic approach involves staying as true as one can to one’s ideals, while recognizing the need to respect and...
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Marilyn Krogh
Social Theory and Social Research
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Capstone Courses
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
This course will help students integrate and apply various aspects of the sociology major, as well as, culminate your students' undergraduate education more broadly. In this sense, this course is the capstone of college life. In another sense, this course is also a...
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Stephen A. Sweet
Analysis Assignment: Race, Inequality and Community Contexts
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Stratification/Mobility
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
In this exercise you will examine social inequality at the community level, looking at income distributions in the U.S. and in different places within the U.S., as well as the ways in which ethnic groups are segregated by geographic area. You will use actual data...
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Josephine MacIntosh
CULTURAL CONSTRUCTIONS OF HIV/AIDS
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Medical Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
As its name suggests, this course examines the role culture plays in the global response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. It is designed to challenge your thinking around the language and assumptions that have been attached to this fatal sexually transmitted disease. We...
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Robert A. Wortham
Sociology of Religion
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Religion
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Abstract:
Religion may be studied from a variety of interpretive perspectives ranging from a study of its historical, ethical and theological dimensions to its social, psychological and anthropological contexts. In this course religion is treated as a social institution that...
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Gerry R. Cox
PAPER EVALUATION GUIDE
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Aging/Social Gerontology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
Death education in sociology should provide students with an opportunity to gain a more scholarly understanding of the social processes involved in dying and death. The sociology of dying and death can analyze the processes and institutional responses to dying and...
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Kathleen McKinney
REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS-DETAILS: General Guidelines
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Capstone Courses
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
A series of general guidelines on assignments for a capstone course
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Susan Allison-Endriss
Helpful Online Teaching Tips
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Abstract:
These have been the mainstay of my teaching-online and classroom-for several years. They have served me well. Of course, they work for me, but that doesn't mean they can be generalized to the entire teaching profession: however they are worth consideration. My...
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Kathleen Grove
STUDENT PROJECT Sociology B113 Sociology of the AIDS Epidemic -
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Medical Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
This is an optional assignment for students who would like to be involved in activities as diverse as providing direct assistance in HIV prevention efforts (e.g. safe sex campaigns), organizing for HIV/AIDS charities (e.g. fund raisers), providing informal support at...
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Barbara C. Karcher
Religion and Society
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Religion
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
The course explores religion as a social and cultural phenomenon. The goal for students is to develop an unbiased, analytical, sociological approach to religion. Being a believer or an unbeliever is irrelevant to the sociological study of religion. The insider’s...
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