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May 31, 2023

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Heather Laube
Engage! Writing an Op-Ed
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Mass Communication/Public Opinion
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
An Op-Ed is an opinion piece written by a reader on a topic that is relevant to the newspapers' audience. Choose an issue related to the sociological study of families in which you have a particular interest. This may be a topic we’ve discussed in class or...
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STANLEY SHOSTAK
UTOPIA IN THE CLASSROOM AND THE ‘SCIENCE WARS’
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
If our students are to gain the sophistication this subject warrants, we have to take them behind the scenes, as it were, and let them know about relevant internecine wars among branches of knowledge. The essay below explores an on-going argument between certain...
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Bob F. Freeland
Economic Sociology and Economic Institutions
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Economic Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Advanced Graduate
Abstract:
This course is intended to serve as an introduction to sociological analyses of the economy, economic processes, and economic institutions. The central focus is to understand how economic activities are shaped, facilitated, altered, and impeded by social relations...
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Jodi O'Brien
Society and Behavior: Sociology 222
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Social Psychology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This course fulfills the requirements for Phase II of the Core, "The Person in Society". The main goal of this course is for you understand how we become social creatures and how, through our everyday interactions with one another, we make and re-make ourselves and...
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Judith N. Lasker
Medicine and Society
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Medical Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
In this course we will be examining the sociological dimensions of health, illness, and healing. In particular, we will focus on four major aspects of the field called medical sociology. In the course of studying these four major topics we will discuss many of the...
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Jane B. Sprott
SOC*4030: Topics in Sociology: Youth Violence
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Deviant Behavior/Social Disorganization
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
SOC*4030: Topics in Sociology: Youth Violence
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Lisa Anne Zilney
JUST 314: Environmental Justice
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Environmental Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this course is to explore how racial, economic, and cultural background can influence people’s access to a clean, safe, and productive environment. Through readings, documentaries, feature films, current news reports, and class...
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Scott A. Desmond, Kristen Budd, Mary Burbrink
Videos for Teaching Social Psychology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Social Psychology
Resource Type(s):
Film List
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Educational videos have many benefits. Videos can illustrate abstract theories and concepts, provide real life examples that reinforce lectures, increase students’ interest in a topic, introduce students to alternative perspectives, and stimulate discussion and...
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Judith N. Lasker
GLOBAL HEALTH ISSUES
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Medical Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
In this course we will be examining the sociological dimensions of health, illness, and healing. In particular, we will focus on three major aspects of the field called medical sociology. In the course of studying these major topics we will discuss many of the...
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Diana Papademas
Visual Sociology-Teaching with Film/Video Module 20
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Visual Sociology
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