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May 31, 2023

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Shelly K. Habel
Assignment the Interpretation of DATA
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assessment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This quiz will allow you to become familiar with one of the most difficult tasks in social science. It requires a degree of objectivity, it demands an awareness of common pitfalls; and, it requires an accumulation of factual knowledge. Data lead nowhere by...
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Laura E. Earles
Ecological Sustainability
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Marxist Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
This course is designed to give students an introduction to several currents of thought within environmental sociology that address ecologically relevant social processes such as the production of food, the use of forests, the disposal of so-called waste, and energy...
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Jim Albert, James J. Cochran
The Use of Sports in Teaching Statistics
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Socialization
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Motivation to Use Sports Examples in Teaching Statistics Teaching introductory statistics is a challenging endeavor because the students have little prior knowledge about the discipline of statistics and many of them are anxious about mathematics and computation....
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Christopher Uggen
Journaling Interns-Tell' em to Write it all Down
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Social Control
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
i supervise a fair number of criminal justice internships. i ask my students for two things: (1) a short paper applying some aspect of their liberal arts education to the experience; and, (2) a journal of daily or weekly experiences. the papers tell me how my course...
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Shirley Jackson
ASSIGNMENT: THE FAMILY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Choose either question A or B A. Gender, Race/Ethnicity, Class and Family This problem focuses on the intersection of race/ethnicity, gender, class, and nationality in the way the United States views multiple births... B. The family -- What accounts for its...
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Lauren Langman
Sociology of Consumption (CONSUMER SOCIETY)
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Marxist Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This course, an introduction to consumer society, will offer a survey of the rapidly growing field of the sociology of consumption as a trope through which we can better understand the contemporary world. It should be noted that each week’s topics could each be...
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JACQUES FRESCO, Roxanne Meadows
BEYOND UTOPIA
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
Written by an 85-year "young" pioneer in designing neo-utopian habitats in tune with a sophisticated grasp of the social sciences, this essay stands out in its daring, creativity, scope, and promise. It models the kind of bold and fresh thinking some of our students...
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Michael D. Schulman
Economic Sociology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Economic Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
Description: seminar designed for graduate students in sociology, especially graduate students concentrating in the sociology of work and organization area. The class covers the central theoretical issues and substantive topics in the field of economic sociology,...
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Stephen Steele
EXERCISE: AGE AND AGING [ON LINE]
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Abstract:
Overview – The age of the persons in a society has an impact on that society's needs and capabilities. What is happening to the overall age of the population of the United States? Now let's focus on the segment of the population that is over 65 years of age......
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Sarah L. MacMillen
Women in Social Theory
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Marxist Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This course aims to shake up the notion of strict rigidified disciplinary boundaries. Tradition has a serious weight, especially in academia, but it is also a breathing entity. One of the ethical stances sociologists must take in their goals of defining and...
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