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May 31, 2023

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Deborah A. Sullivan
PAYING MORE FOR LESS: HEALTH CARE IN AMERICA
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Medical Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
There are wide disparities in the patterns of disease and mortality by sex, age, and social class in the United States. Genetics and other biological factors play some role, particularly in sex and age differences, and educational attainment and income are major...
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Patricia Madoo Lengermann, Jill Niebrugge-Brantley Niebrugge-Brantley
History of Sociological Thought
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
The purpose of this course is to introduce you as a professional to the classical theories that shaped sociology and to make you aware of the history of the discipline. You should leave this course able to apply both the overall theoretical perspective and the key...
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Nancy A. Greenwood
Sociology of Family Violence- Notes for First Session
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Lecture
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Objectives: A. What is the sociological perspective and what does if offer the study of family violence? B. Why is the study of family violence important to society? C. What is family violence? D. What do the terms conflict, aggression, violence and abuse have...
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Linda Benbow Benbow
SOCIAL INEQUALITY IN THE UNITED STATES
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Stratification/Mobility
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
The premise of this course is that social class and power shape every aspect of our lives, including our "life chances" and our subjective consciousness, in the United States. Despite the high level of upward mobility that we have in our society, it is largely a...
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H. E. Aldrich
Bureaucracy Exercise
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Organizations, Formal and Complex
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Think about your family and friends have used the term "bureaucracy." Consider the following list of adjectives and adverbs that they might have used. Circle the five words or phrases that best seems to capture what they were feeling.
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Ivy E. Kennelly
Anna Julia Cooper Mini-Paper Assignment, Classical Sociological Theory, SOC 103
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Abstract:
Your assignment for this mini-paper is to articulate Cooper’s theory that structural location shapes perspective.
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Carolyn Sloane Sawtell
Family Violence Lecture
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Lecture
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
A combination of class activties, data, class discussion questions on the issue of family violence.
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Debra Wetcher-Hendricks, Wade Luquet
TEACHING STRATIFICATION WITH CRAYONS
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Stratification/Mobility
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Lessons on social stratification present challenges for both sociology teachers and students. As students tend to be acquainted primarily with the lifestyle to which they have been raised, they often have little understanding of the widespread effects of social...
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C. A. Caronna
Paper Assignment on Moneyball
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Organizations, Formal and Complex
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Demonstrate how Thompson’s levels model applies to the Oakland A’s as depicted in Moneyball. In this demonstration you need to (1) describe which members of the organization belong to which level of the organization; and (2) provide evidence from Moneyball that...
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Sergio Romero
Classical Social Theory Sociology 455
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
This course is designed to examine the contributions of classical sociological theory to the understanding of the main structures, processes, and contradictions of modern capitalist societies. The social sciences emerged, in the 19th century, as the intellectual...
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