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May 31, 2023

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David Crone
Sociology of Sport 334: The sociological analysis of sport: How society affects sport and how sport affects society.
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Socialization
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Course Objectives: 1. To analyze sport via the sociological perspective, that is, to study sport scientifically by applying and interrelating sociological concepts, theories, and ideas to sport in order to gain a greater understanding of it. 2. To understand the...
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B. Keith Crew
Warning: Contents of this Course May Be Offensive
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Social Control
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
How much "fair warning" should students receive regarding the possibly objectionable contents of some courses? How far should requirements that faculty warn students be taken, before they become unwarranted censorship and incursions on academic freedom? These...
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Shirley Jackson
: GUIDELINES: TEAM PRESENTATION AND PAPER
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Description as stated in syllabus: You will be paired with another student to prepare a 10-minute presentation on a social problem. The presentation should include a clear definition of the problem of the social problem. A detailed description of the presentation...
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Robert J.S. "Bob" Ross
Cities and Suburbs
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Marxist Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
This course in "urban sociology" will introduce you to the field, and to the history, development, theory, structure and problems of the urban world. As a social science major it will be a building block in your general preparation. As a citizen of an urban world it...
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JANE EISNER
WE CAME A LONG WAY IN 100 YEARS, BUT PERFECTION IS STILL A LONG WAY OFF
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Young adults can often be recognized by their considerable skepticism, many gaps in knowledge, and even a tinge of cynicism. Accordingly, it is helpful in class when exploring utopian possibilities and dystopian hazards to highlight the record of America's...
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David Stark
Economic Sociology: What Counts?
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Economic Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Advanced Graduate
Abstract:
Rationale: This course questions the disciplinary division of labor in which economists study value and sociologists study values; and it rejects the pact whereby economists study the economy and sociologists study social relations in which they are embedded. Through...
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Sherrie Steiner-Aeschliman
ASSIGNMENT: JOURNAL
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
The purpose of this assignment is twofold: 1) to facilitate reflective critical thinking about your own life; and (2) to facilitate sharing about your life from a sociological angle with the instructor and with a peer. Throughout the semester, questions will be...
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Paul B. Paolucci
World-Systems Theory – 25489 SOC480 - 001
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Marxist Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Sociologists study the interrelationships between social institutions in the modern world. The discipline has had a long standing interest in the relationship between politics and economics and their effect on social facts such stratification, social change, and...
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Gregory Augustine, Brandon S. Cook, Justin Brame
COLLEGE STUDENT ESSAYS
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
Various college student essays on Utopian Thinking in Sociology.
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Francesco Duina
Economic Sociology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Economic Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This course seeks to examine economic behavior in light of these contexts. It turns first to individuals, then to organizations, and then to markets and industries. For each, it considers reallife instances, such as the labor mobility of individuals, the internal...
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