Students of sociology graduate with a wide variety of skills and knowledge areas, but they often struggle to articulate these competencies. This assignment guides students in critically analyzing a job posting relevant to their career goals. Students identify and...

This course explores the multifaceted “crisis of care” in contemporary society, focusing on how caregiving – whether for children, the elderly, loved ones, and more – has become increasingly privatized, undervalued, and unequally distributed across gendered,...

This assignment adapts a photovoice methodology used in participatory action research into a series of discussion board assignments for an online Introduction to Sociology course. Through the process of taking photos, students are encouraged to apply sociology to...

Who builds AI—and at what cost? This course explores how artificial intelligence reshapes power, labor, identity, and inequality. Bridging sociology with emerging technologies, students analyze AI systems as sociotechnical constructs shaped by human decisions,...

This Sociology of Work assignment asks students to describe and contrast how work has changed in the United States from pre-Industrial Revolution to the present day. They complete a structured paper which addresses shifts in labor force demographics, working...

This class activity introduces students to the concept of sampling distributions through hands-on data analysis using free and accessible tools. Using a simplified dataset modeled on the General Social Survey (GSS) question about hours worked, students...

Neoliberalism is a political and ideological concept that is often used in sociology but which can be intimidating for undergraduate students. This in-class activity helps students to identify the various concepts associated with neoliberalism and to begin to...

This activity uses two-mode network data to explore duality—a key concept in culture, networks, and sociological theory. Students analyze symbolic connections between Harry Potter characters based on shared group affiliations, revealing deeper social structures...

Students conduct a reflexive ethnography of their everyday AI interactions, keeping field notes and analyzing how AI shapes perception, behavior, and identity. Instead of being passive users, it challenges students to reveal the invisible processes shaping their...

This paper presents a class activity in which students come together to imagine themselves as policy actors in a fictional country and simulate a law- or policy-making process. The activity is designed to deepen students’ understanding of the law while fostering...