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May 31, 2023

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Paul Campbell
Open Letter to Men who live with Women in the Women's Shelter Movement
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
Addresses how men can support women in the movement through a series of direct actions.
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Kevin Yoder
Sociology 4880: In-Class Exercise for Chapters 6 and 7
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Quantitative Methodology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Sociology 4880: In-Class Exercise for Chapters 6 and 74
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Elizabeth Duffy, Tiffany Smith
LIST OF FILMS
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Medical Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Film List
Abstract:
List of films in the subject of Medical Sociology.
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Kevin B. Anderson
Classical Sociological Theory Sociology 570-1
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
This course focuses on the major strands of sociological theory in the years before 1930, the formative years of the discipline. We will devote the most attention to three of these important founders, Karl Marx, Max Weber, and Émile Durkheim, but we will also read a...
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N A. Greenwood
Definitions, Incidence, & Prevalence- Child Abuse I
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Lecture
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Lecture/Discussion Objectives A. How do our conceptions of childhood and childrearing relate to issues of child maltreatment? B. How did child maltreatment come to be defined as a social problem? C. How do we define child maltreatment? D. How do we count...
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Walter F. Carroll
SOCIAL STRATIFICATION: CLASS, STATUS, AND POWER IN AMERICA
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Stratification/Mobility
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
While focusing on the United States, the course also examines global inequality. You may find the course challenging, because "we are continually affected by social inequalities, yet we are rarely encouraged to think in those terms" (Sernau 2001:1). In this class we...
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Elizabeth Borland
Organizations in Modern Society
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Organizations, Formal and Complex
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Our world is filled with organizations; they are the fundamental unit of modern society. Through organizations, we accomplish goals, interact with others, gain resources, and develop and assert our personal identities. Not only are organizations pervasive in modern...
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Jan E. Thomas
Part 1: Classical Theory Books That Include Women
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Abstract:
The following classical theory textbooks have a chapter or more on some of the early women sociologists. This is not an exhaustive list but a place to begin. There are also textbooks on social theory spanning classical and contemporary writers which include some of...
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Susan M. Cunningham
CHILDREN AND VIOLENCE
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This course is organized around three general themes: 1) an introductory overview of the topic of violence, including theoretical background and cultural and structural factors; 2) an analysis of children and violence-related issues, including family, street, and...
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David O. Friedrichs
MAPPING THE TERRAIN OF SOCIOLEGAL SCHOLARSHIP: PROVISIONAL APPROACH
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Law and Society
Resource Type(s):
Lecture
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
A law and society movement has been in existence for several decades now (Friedman 1986; Garth and Sterling 1998). Although the term "movement" has been applied to this phenomenon, it is somewhat problematic, insofar as this term implies a unified enterprise with a...
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