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May 31, 2023

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John Foran
Teaching Comparative and Historical Methods to Undergraduate and Graduate Students
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Development
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
I have taught undergraduate and graduate courses in comparative and historical methods since joining the UCSB faculty, as a new assistant professor, in 1989. I, typically, teach each of them every two years, to between 7 and 16 graduate students and to about 15-30...
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Lana D. Harrison
Alcohol, Drugs, & Crime
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Alcohol and Drugs
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
This course examines alcohol and other drugs, and their relationship with crime. Topics range from contemporary drug issues, to the history of drug use and drug control, to the drug crime nexus, and policy approaches to address the relationship. The successful...
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Kristin Blakely
GENDERED IMAGES IN ADVERTISING
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
For this assignment, you will be building upon the themes from the film viewed in class, "Killing Us Softly 3". You will need to find and reflect upon 6 advertisements from popular magazines or newspapers (print media only) and write a short report.
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Peter Kivisto
Small Group Discussion Questions-Analytical Conflict Theory
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Five group discussion questions on Analytical Conflict Theory.
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Krishnendu Ray
Contemporary Issues in Food Studies and Food Management
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Syllabus for Contemporary Issues in Food Studies and Food Management.
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John R. Hall
Methodologies of Sociohistorical Inquiry
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Development
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Sociology 242A offers training in sociohistorical inquiry by considering a series of issues concerning theory, methodology, and research. We will explore a variety of methodological strategies. These will include various comparative approaches and...
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Carrie B. (Stephen
ALCOHOL AND DRUG-RELATED WEB SITES
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Alcohol and Drugs
Resource Type(s):
Website
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
The Sociology of Alcohol and Drugs Syllabi and Teaching Materials explores the social construction of substance use. The impact of alcohol and drug abuse at the social and individual levels is the focus of the set. However, the scope of what’s covered is expansive....
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Christine Mallinson
TWO MOVIE REVIEWS
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
The recent feature-length films, Crash and North Country, can be used to illustrate key concepts in the sociology of gender, including the perspective of multiracial feminism, gender workplace discrimination, domestic violence, sexual harassment, and more. Two...
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L. Miller-Bernal
Introduction to Sociological Theory
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
The ASA Resource Book for Teaching Sociological Theory organizes 24 syllabi and supplemental material for both undergraduate and graduate courses. Each syllabus is introduced in order to give the reader a sense of the institutional context and the pedagogical...
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Philip N. Cohen
Sociology of Food
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This course uses food as an arena in which to develop our sociological imaginations, to understand how the issues and problems of daily life reflect larger social forces, and how our understanding and actions in turn shape the social world. Through our focus on food,...
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