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May 31, 2023

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Susan M. Alexander
SOCIAL STRATIFICATION: ISSUES IN CLASS, GENDER, AND RACE
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Stratification/Mobility
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This course identifies and investigates the following topics: general principles of stratification, theoretical explanations by which inequality emerges and is maintained, the relationship between class and other forms of inequality in the United States -- namely,...
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C. A. Caronna
Paper Assignment on Theory
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Organizations, Formal and Complex
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Paper 2: Power, Legitimacy, and/or Identity? Explaining Oakland Athletics Trades. For this paper, you will assess which of three organization-environment theories bets fits the case study evidence of baseball trading presented in Moneyball.
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Kate Hovey
Classic Social Theory Sociology 371.200
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This is a reading and discussion class. We will read short (mostly short) excerpts from the most influential (and some less influential) social thinkers of the "classic" period in sociology and social philosophy. I have tried to choose the people and the thoughts...
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Howard J. Ehrlich
Profiling the Belief Structure of Right-Wing Groups
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Racial and Ethnic Relations
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This checklist was prepared as a means of assisting students in analyzing groups along the right-wing spectrum from neoconservatives to racial supremacists to neofascists.
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Lynn C. Jones
Lawyer Joke Assignment
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Law and Society
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Read about 20-30 different lawyer jokes. As you read, reflect on what themes exist in these jokes, and what these themes suggest about lawyers and their behavior.
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W. J. Kinney
Conflict Exercise-6
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Organizations, Formal and Complex
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
While this exercise focuses on a specific incidence of conflict at the University of St. Thomas in the recent past (a speaking engagement by author Ann Coulter), it could be tailored to promote analysis of any campus controversy.
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Jeanine Andreassi
Work-Family vs. Work-Life: Are Organizations Equally Supportive of Family and Non-family Concerns?
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Purpose: To facilitate critical thinking and class discussion about how family and non-family concerns are managed in the workplace
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Randy Blazak
Bias Crimes
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Racial and Ethnic Relations
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
Course Description Hate crimes are a recently "discovered" social problem but bias motivated violence has a long history as a domestic form of terrorism. In this course we will look at how hate crime has become a social issue, especially the way official...
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Mary Nell Trautner
SOCIOLOGY OF RIGHTS, JUSTICE, AND LAW
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Law and Society
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This course is designed to be an introduction to the sociology of law. We will explore law as a social institution, and learn how some of its central features (lawyers, disputes, rules, etc.) are related to wider historical and social characteristics. It is important...
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Lee A. Smithey
NONVIOLENT SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Peace, War, World Conflict, and Conflict Resolution
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
This course will address the sociological literature on social movements and will cover their emergence and maintenance and other critical questions such as why people participate. We will also take a strategic perspective and investigate movements that employ...
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