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May 31, 2023

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Alan Spector
CHARTS & DIAGRAMS:
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Marxist Sociology
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Concepts in Scientific/Dialectical Thinking
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TSVI BISK
HOW SHOULD UTOPIANISM BE TAUGHT?
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
Teaching this subject requires a remarkable amount of high-quality reflection beforehand, during, and after the course - arguable, more than with any other course. Thanks, however, to rich essays like the one below, the path is marked and manageable. Drawing on...
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Victor M. Rodriguez
Identity and Assimilation in Chicano Life
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Latina/o Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
This course is an interdisciplinary introduction to the study of cultural and historical issues that have influenced the formation of Chicano communities from Pre-Columbian times to the present. The evolution of Chicano identity is examined through a survey of...
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Sherrie Steiner-Aeschliman
ASSIGNMENT: KNOWING YOUR PASSIONS
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Unfortunately, social problems are so complex and the field of sociology is so new, sociologists may raise far more questions than they seem to answer. In addition, it seems that social problems are rapidly increasing in our current society rather than decreasing....
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Erik Olin Wright
SOC 621: CLASS, STATE AND IDEOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION TO MARXIST SOCIAL SCIENCE
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Marxist Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
This course provides a rigorous introduction to the core concepts, ideas and theories in the Marxist tradition of critical social science. It is not primarily a course on Marx per se, or on the historical development of Marxism as an intellectual tradition, but...
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ROBERT J. MERIKANGAS
THE UTOPIAN CAMPUS: OR, THE BEST STATE OF A STATE UNIVERSITY OF THE PEOPLE, A CONVERSATIONAL DISCOURSE, IN THE FAMOUS CITY OF COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
A wry and engaging essay below puts the matter of change directly to us: If we are to promote utopian thinking we had best do it at home ("Physician, heal thyself!") A creative work of fiction, the piece lays out compelling "homework" and suggests some pragmatic...
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Viviana A. Zelizer
Economic Sociology: Social Ties, Culture, and Economic Processes
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Economic Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
In compressed form, this six-week course provides an introduction to economic sociology seen not as a subordination of sociology to economics but as the sociological explanation of economic phenomena. As it has developed over the past twenty years, economic sociology...
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Lynette F. Hoelter
SOC 101: Person and Society: Introduction to Sociology through Social Psychology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Social Psychology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
This course provides an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of social psychology, with particular attention given to the sociological forms of social psychology. Using social psychology as a way of introducing sociological ideas and concepts, the main theme...
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Elizabeth A. Armstrong
Production of Mass Media Group Project
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Mass Communication/Public Opinion
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This project will allow you to explore the production of a form of mass media or popular culture. Just about any kind of culture can serve as a topic for this project. Hopefully, you will find this project to be a lot of fun because you will be studying something you...
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Barbara H. Chasin
"Just Say Whoa"
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Deviant Behavior/Social Disorganization
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
"Just Say Whoa" Beers, David. 1991. "Just Say Whoa!" Mother Jones. Jul/Aug 1991.
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