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May 31, 2023

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Tim Knapp
Understanding Diverse Populations and Social Inequality through Service Experiences
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Internship/Service Learning
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Writing Assignments. By this point in the semester, you should have 20 or more hours of service under your belt. I want you to think carefully about the people (clients) you have been working with, about how inequality affects them and their lives, and about social...
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Julie Shayne
Women, Culture, and Development
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Development
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
The purpose of this course is to facilitate a critical understanding of the multiple positions women occupy in the Third World in the age of globalization. In this course, I will use an interdisciplinary approach to introduce you to a variety of themes relevant to...
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M. Eugenia Deerman
ASSIGNMENT: LECTURE CRITIQUE
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Write a one to two-page statement summarizing and commenting on the lecture. The summary portion is judged on accuracy, comprehension, and conciseness. The comment portion is judged on creativity and logical development. Use the following sample critique (borrowed...
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Jerome A. Chanes
Sociology of Jewish Life in America
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Racial and Ethnic Relations
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Course Objectives: —Sociology of Jewish Life in America" is designed to develop the student‘s knowledge and understanding of the American Jewish community. The word — community" in this context means both America‘s Jews as a discrete group in the United States, and...
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Daniel T. Buffington
Using Film in a Sociology of Sport Class
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Socialization
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
The Journeymen is an auto-documentary that follows two low ranked tennis players as they struggle to stay on the men’s professional tour. The subtitle derives from the early career of the main protagonist, Mark Keil, who as a 21 year old beat a then newly-crowned US...
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PJ McGann
DESIRE/GENDER/POWER
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
All societies make distinctions among their members on the basis of presumably "natural" sexual differences. However, the way in which bodies are differentiated, and the meanings attributed to them, vary. This course is an advanced exploration of sex, gender, and...
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Michael Reay
Sociology 371 Deviant Behavior
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Social Control
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This is a syllabi for a 300 level course on deviant behavior. The course is described as follows: This is a class about how societies define some things as normal, and what happens when individuals or groups go against those definitions. The first part introduces...
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Shelly K. Habel
Assignment: The Code of the Streets
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Elijah Anderson discusses the social and cultural dynamics of the interpersonal violence in the city, which he sees as undermining the quality of life in many urban neighborhoods. According to Anderson, there are two orientations that spring from the circumstances...
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Michael Joseph Francisconi
Historical Sociology (Anthropology) of Economic Crisis (Depression, Imperialism and War) Sociology 484 Social Economics
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Marxist Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Economic Sociology will examine historical economics from an Anthropological and Sociological imagination. Student will be exposed to competing theories of the social, cultural and economic causes for Imperialism, economic depression, extreme nationalism and war.
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Mary Louise Adams
Sport, the Body and Social Theory
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Socialization
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
Objectives: 1. To develop an enthusiasm for reading, thinking about, and generating social theory 2. To become familiar with key theoretical approaches and concepts in the sociology of sport, health, and the body 3. To identify prominent theoretical debates (and to...
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