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May 31, 2023

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Maura Kelly
ASSIGNMENT: WRITE A LETTER
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
TASK Write a two page persuasive letter about a social problem that is important to you. Your letter must include a clear argument about what you see as the social problem and what should be done about it. Your letter may be to a government official (e.g. your...
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Brett Johnson
Teaching Marxist concepts using INNOVATIVE READINGS AND VIDEOS
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Marxist Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
In my experience, students’ understanding of sociological concepts can be immensely improved through short video clips and articles from alternative media. These materials provide excellent opportunities for students to apply theoretical concepts they have learned in...
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PAUL HALPERN
CONSTRUCTING UTOPIAS: AN INTERACTIVE APPROACH TO HELPING STUDENTS ENVISION POSSIBLE FUTURE SOCIETIES
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
Combining traditional methods (the use of classics, etc.) with far more venturesome methods (students design fictional communities 100 years ahead), the course described below offers several valuable clues for how to help students think "out of the box." Especially...
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Clara E. Rodríguez
HISPANIC WOMEN
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Latina/o Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
COURSE OBJECTIVE: To develop a contemporary and historical understanding of Hispanic women, utilizing an interdisciplinary perspective. Three themes will be given particular emphasis throughout the course. These are: (1) historical acts of domination and acts of...
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Leslie T.C. Wang
Social Problems Module 72
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Topic All students in class have experienced many years of education and/or schooling. It is a social institution and a social process that students can easily relate to as a significant part of their lived experience. There are also many social problems within our...
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tj trochlil
Children’s Television and Socialization
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Mass Communication/Public Opinion
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To help students explore the norms, values, and belief systems embedded in programming positioned toward children and how these have/have not changed over time. (a two-day class activity or assignment)
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PETER C. BISHOP
UTOPIAS AS IMAGES OF THE FUTURE
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Utopia as a concept has an extraordinary range of past and current meanings - and a good possibility for still more yet. An academic futurist muses informally below on the spread at present, and what might develop soon - especially if our attention to the subject in...
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Zhelyu Dechev Vladimirov
Economic Sociology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Economic Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
The course Economic Sociology is designed for the undergraduate fourth-year students of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski." During the previous years they are taught mainly classical economics (micro-,...
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J. Mekolichick
Dramaturgy: Political "electronic impression management"
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Social Psychology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
As Goffman proposes, we engage in impression management. Some situations highlight our strategic presentation of self. Politicians—particularly political candidates who are constantly in the spotlight—spend much of their time managing the impressions given off. To...
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William Kenny
Artificial Norms and the Influence of the Mass Media
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Mass Communication/Public Opinion
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Abstract:
This exercise is designed to give students the opportunity to analyze the content of one popular program in order to determine whether elements of the mass media are designed to alter or reinforce their existing socio-political attitudes. In this case, the program...
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