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May 31, 2023

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Stephen G. Sapp
GUIDELINES: WRITING INSTRUCTIONS
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
A list of general guidelines for writting assignments for assignments related to a course on social problems.
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Martha E. Gimenez
THE CRITICAL PERSPECTIVE AS PEDAGOGY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Marxist Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
The kernel of my approach to teaching is the idea that learning, both of content and of intellectual skills, is most likely to take place when one's common sense, "natural" view of oneself and of social reality is questioned. To the extent that teaching from a...
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VIVIAN ROSENBERG
UTOPIAN THOUGHT: BETWEEN DREAMS AND DISASTERS
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Rich in field-tested advice about teaching the subject and sagacious thought about the complexities of the topic, this essay offers much that is distinct and timely. Special attention should be given the comments about student discomfort with course material, a clue...
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Ed A. Muñoz
DIASPORA STUDY IN THE YUCATÁN
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Latina/o Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Diaspora Study in the Yucatán is designed to combine academic and experiential components for students interested in further examining the historical creation and contemporary spread of the multicultural Latina/o Diaspora, from islands in the Caribbean to the Yucatán...
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Walter Carroll & Lutz Kaelber Rittle
Social Problems
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
This course provides students with an opportunity to examine major issues facing society. It also provides students with an opportunity to integrate sociological concepts and theories, and apply that integrated perspective to the current social concerns which are...
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Judith Wittner
Web sites and other media sources
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Mass Communication/Public Opinion
Resource Type(s):
Website
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
List of web sites and other media sources related to mass media.
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Suzanne Goodney-Lea
Why should my department consider offering a violence studies course?
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Deviant Behavior/Social Disorganization
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
First and foremost, this is one of the "sexy" topics, and, much as we doth protest the "nuts, sluts, perverts" variety of sociology, it fills classrooms and pays the bills. At a time when departmental budgets are being deeply slashed, this is no small consideration....
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Mark Granovetter
Economic Sociology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Economic Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This Syllabi will provide a timeline of suggested subject matters , readings, and assignments for a 200 level course on economic sociology.
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Jodi O'Brien
Paper Assignment
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Social Psychology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Processes of ‘Becoming’ Contemplate a type of person that you simply cannot imagine yourself becoming or a set of circumstances that you can't see yourself involved in- someone whom you think is "just never somebody I could be/something I could never do" (e.g., a...
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Karen Lutfey
SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Medical Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
In this course, we begin with the idea that we cannot understand the topics of health and illness simply by looking at biological phenomena and medical knowledge, but, instead, we must also consider a variety of social, political, economic, and cultural forces....
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