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All TRAILS Resources
May 31, 2023

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Jeffrey A Gardner, Ashleigh E McKinzie
Embodying Inequality Activity: Teaching Intersectionality with Ethnographic Data
February 19, 2020
Subject Area(s):
Race, Class and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
Intersectionality is an analytic concept that signifies ways that inequalities may overlap to create unique forms of privilege and subjugation (Crenshaw 1989, 1991; Hill Collins 2009; Hill Collins and Bilge 2016). However, intersectionality is a perplexing concept...
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Corrie Grosse, Erica Morrell
Climate Justice / Climate Strikes Teaching Module
February 12, 2020
Subject Area(s):
Environmental Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assessment, Assignment, Class Activity, Lecture, PowerPoint, Video, Website
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Students around the world are leading climate strikes every Friday to call attention to and mobilize greater action to limit climate crisis and the harm it poses to all beings, especially already vulnerable, marginalized human communities. These strikes occasionally...
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Karen Christopher
Analyzing Masculinities with Digital Media: A Podcast Assignment
February 7, 2020
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
Kroeber (2005) found that using technology in the classroom can be a "significant symbol" that increases students’ perceptions of both teaching effectiveness and the value of the course. For this assignment, students gain hands-on experience with digital media...
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Dawn Norris, Steven Loring
Speed Dating for Older Adults: Dismantling Stereotypes About Age and Relationships Using "The Age of Love"
February 7, 2020
Subject Area(s):
Aging/Social Gerontology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
This semester-long project offers undergraduates the opportunity to connect in an innovative way with older adults in their local community by creating a senior dating/friendship/companionship event. The project should be embedded within an upper-level age-related...
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Kate K O'Neill
Syllabus: Women in the Social Structure
February 6, 2020
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
This course is designed to introduce students to fundamental definitions, theories, and perspectives on women in the social structure. We begin by presenting definitions and components of social structures as understood by sociologists and gender scholars. We then...
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Jamie Oslawski-Lopez
Bringing Text to Life: Enhancing Introduction to Sociology with the Memoir "I Am Malala"
January 23, 2020
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment, Class Activity, Essay
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
In this Text to Life assignment prepared for undergraduate, Introduction to Sociology courses, students read the memoir "I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai with Patricia McCormick; write an essay that...
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Jennifer McSpadden
Sociological Perspectives Active Learning Assignment
January 2, 2020
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
Teaching the three major sociological perspectives in an introductory course can be challenging. The perspectives can be difficult for students to understand, but applying the perspectives to concrete examples can help clarify them. This active learning exercise...
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Colleen Elizabeth Wynn
Neighborhood Tour Project
December 26, 2019
Subject Area(s):
Urban Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
This project allows students to get out of the classroom and explore neighborhoods in the city. Designing and giving these tours also lets students learn new and interesting information about the city where they live and learn, and it allows them to find real world...
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Judith A. Linneman
Chili con Questions: A Two-Part Lecture/Activity on Sampling and Related Statistics
December 26, 2019
Subject Area(s):
Research Methods
Resource Type(s):
Lecture
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This engaging two-part lecture/activity uses the familiar process of cooking to reduce student fears and insecurities about learning sampling and related statistical concepts in research methods and statistics courses. Using inexpensive and readily available props...
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Juliana Morais de Goés
What is development? An introduction to the post/decolonial critique
December 13, 2019
Subject Area(s):
Development
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
This activity, based in experiences with popular education, is an introduction to the post/decolonial critiques to the concept of development. More specifically, it focuses on the following questions: What is development? Who defines what is a developed and a...
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