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May 31, 2023

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Marybeth Stalp
"Men are from Mars, women are from Venus,"
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Abstract:
We hear all the time that "Men are from Mars, women are from Venus," that men and women are opposites in every way. Boys play baseball, girls play with dolls. When they grow up, men like sports, women like fashion. Even something trivial, like switching channels...
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Mary Ann Ann Kanieski
Using Large Data Sets to Study Children
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Aging/Social Gerontology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
This assignment will give you some experience in data analysis with large surveys on issues of children.
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Estelle Disch
Multicultural Literacy Paper
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sociological Practice
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Upon successful completion of this assignment you will have done three things: (1) learned about, using library resources and course readings, a cultural group about whom you, currently, know very little; (2) interviewed a member of that group, or a staff member in...
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Danielle M. Currier
MEN, WOMEN, & SOCIETY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This course will be an introduction to gender norms and roles. "Gender" is not synonymous with "woman". Nor is it synonymous with biological "sex" (male or female). Gender is social – it affects everyone, regardless of sex, class, race, sexual orientation, etc....
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Nancy A. Naples
Contemporary Sociological Theories
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This course offers an introduction to the following theoretical perspectives: systems theory, neo-functionalism, exchange theory, rational choice, network theory, phenomenology, symbolic interactionism, ethnomethodology, dramaturgical theory, constructivist...
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Victor W. Marshall
The Life Course Module 7
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Aging/Social Gerontology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
Course Objectives: 1. To acquaint students with the major current theoretical approaches in the sociology of aging and the adult life course. 2. To foster an understanding of the historical development of theorizing in the sociology of aging and the adult life...
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Jim Sherohman
Sociological Practice
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sociological Practice
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
A syllabi providing the outline for a course on Sociological Practice. COURSE GOALS: 1) To connect the specialized interests of students in the class to broader themes in sociology and social science. 2) To develop a better appreciation for the value of sociology and...
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Erich Goode
DRUGS & CRIME
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Alcohol and Drugs
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
This course is designed to introduce the student to the subject of the relationship between the use of drugs--mind-altering (or “psychoactive”) substances--and crime. This includes two major topics: ONE, how the use of psychoactive substances influences criminal...
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Kristin Blakely
FIELDWORK ASSIGNMENT
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
According to the social constructionist perspective as explained by West and Zimmerman (1987), people do gender. That is people follow a complex set of shared rules about acting masculine or feminine in different social settings. Whether at home, school, work, or...
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Peter Kivisto
Group Discussion Questions on Marx
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Five group discussion questions on Marx.
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