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May 31, 2023

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Arlene Stein
ISSUES IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER: HOMOSEXUALITIES
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This course examines sexual variations in modern society, emphasizing the social construction of lesbian and gay identities and communities in the United States. We will look at the origins of the concept of "the homosexual," and the development of a culture and...
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Karen Sternheimer
Deviance and Society
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Social Control
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
This is a syllabi for a 400 level course on deviance and society. The course is decribed as follows: Within this class, we will examine the roles of social context and power in defining deviance. Our central questions will focus on how deviance is conceptualized,...
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Shelly K. Habel
Assignment: Crime, Fear, Media, and Statistics
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Part 1 As a group, tally the averages for each of the sources listed below. Once you have done this, discuss and record as a group, why these sources affect you to the degree that they do. You may write your responses on the back of this sheet. Part 2 Discuss...
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Karen Bettez Halnon
Social Problems
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Marxist Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This course is a sociological introduction to social problems, or more precisely, an introduction to the political economy of social problems. Following in the tradition of classical sociologists Marx, Weber, and Durkheim (with greatest emphasis on the two former),...
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Fred Mason
Observation Assignment for Recreation and Sport Studies
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Socialization
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
Description: RSS 2023 is an introductory level course in the sociology of sport and physical activity. The class generally averages about 150 students, and the majority of students taking this course are enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology program at...
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Nathan W. Pino
RECLAIMING DEVIANCE AS A UNIQUE COURSE FROM CRIMINOLOGY RE-REVISITED: ENTERING DELINQUENCY INTO THE EQUATION
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Social Control
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Serious issues arise in course development, including course content similarity, theoretical overlap, and reading and writing assignment redundancy. What if we must teach delinquency in addition to criminology and deviance? Sociology majors interested in crime and...
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Shirley Jackson
ASSIGNMENT: NON-GRADED: "Getting to Know You…"
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This is a required non-graded assignment. The purpose of this assignment is two-fold. First, it helps me to discover what issues you, the student, are interested in. You are to write* a one-page, single-spaced discussion of what you know about social problems and...
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Michael J. Francisconi
Senior Seminar: The Red Scare vs. the Cold War Anthropology/Sociology 409
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Marxist Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This class will carefully examine the Red Scare during and following WW I (1917 – 1921). With the Cold War following WW II (1945- 1965) Specific issues like civil liberties, national security, radical sub-culture, popular political culture, and economic and political...
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DAVID MACAROV
CONSTRUCTING AND DECONSTRUCTING UTOPIA: THE ISRAELI KIBBUTZ AS A CASE IN POINT
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
Whether or not one has ever been to Israel, the Kibbutz is probably familiar as a symbol of a planned utopian community, albeit about which one hears less and less lately, except perhaps for troubled and troubling news. The Kibbutz constitutes one of the most...
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Neil Fligstein
Economy and Society
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Economic Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Economic sociology is concerned with all aspects of material life. This includes the organization of production and consumption. Households, labor markets, firms, and product markets are legitimate objects of study. Economic sociology is not just concerned with...
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