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May 31, 2023

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Susan J. Marnell Weaver
Pedagogies That Level the Playing Field
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Socialization
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
Athletes come to college with three strikes against them. First, they often care more about excelling in sports than in academics. Second, there are structures in place that reinforce athletic priorities through more frequent feedback and more immediate sanctions...
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The Joint Education Project Hoffman
Setting up Service Learning Courses and Designing Syllabi
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Social Control
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
"Service-Learning" is more than a new fad to win the popularity of students. It is a pedagogy grounded both in issues of social justice and cognitive psychology. It has been widely researched and written about. We invite you to learn more about service-learning both...
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Shirley Jackson
ASSIGNMENT: FILM: LINKING COURSE CONCEPTS TO FILMS
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Abstract:
Review one of the films listed below and discuss the film's explanation of sociological concepts as they apply to the social problem of race, crime or deviance (or various combinations of these). Choose a film with a topic that you believe might be an interesting...
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Kevin B. Anderson
Proseminar in Social and Political Theory
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Marxist Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
This course explores modern and postmodern social and political theories. The philosophical foundations of these theories, especially in Hegel and Nietzsche, are foregrounded. While we will give particular attention to Marx and Foucault, we will also read Nietzsche,...
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GEORGE MIKHAILOVSKY
INCARNATION OF UTOPIA: ON THE FAILURE OF THE SOVIET EXPERIMENT
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
Utopian and communist ideas have a complex and revealing relationship, complicated all the more by the impact on both of Stalinism in our times. Sorting this out is one of the useful tasks assumed by the writer below. As our students are bound to wonder about the...
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Mark Granovetter
Economic Sociology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Economic Sociology
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This syllabi provides a timeline, resources, assignments and readings for a 300 level course on economic sociology
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Karrie Snyder
ASSIGNMENT: FINAL PROJECT: CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL PROBLEMS
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
As a final project for this course, you will analyze a social problem of your choice. The goal of your research will be a 10-12 page final paper and a presentation to the class. You will need to look at both popular and scholarly work on the subject. Choose a...
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Warren S. Goldstein
Teaching Sociology of Religion from a Marxist Perspective
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Marxist Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This contribution to this teaching guide reads more like a literature review than an actual syllabus. This is because a Marxist approach to sociology of religion is still in the formative stage. It is my intention that people use this guide to find existing...
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HAL B. PEPINSKY
EDUCATING FOR PEACE (AND UTOPIA)
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
Step by step, slowly and patiently, some are building micro-utopias, as when, for example, children are helped in a remarkable classroom to "learn to make peace by practicing peacemaking in their education." We can employ this upbeat case to help re-assess our own...
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Marta Lopez-Garza
WORLD MIGRATION
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Latina/o Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
While this course includes the historic and global nature of migration, we focus primarily on contemporary migration to Southern California, one of the most diverse regions in the world. This course concentrates on the many immigrant populations which now reside in...
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