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May 31, 2023

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Caroline Hodges Persell
Teaching a Junior/Senior Capstone Seminar & Example Syllabus: Seminar on Race and Education, V93.0936.001
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Capstone Courses
Resource Type(s):
Essay, Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
The seminar examines some of the current research and controversies surrounding the subject of race and education. First, we’ll discuss what sociologists mean by race. Then, we’ll consider whether educational achievement and attainment vary by race and ethnicity and,...
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Denise L. Bissler
Technique 50: White Privilege, Institutional Racism, Affirmative Action Policy
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Teaching Objectives/Student Learning Outcomes: To help students "experience" disadvantage and to provide students an opportunity to synthesize and apply concepts from the literature to current debates.
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Richard Arum
Sociology of Educational Law
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Education
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
This course provides a sociological examination of how law affects education. The course begins by examining theoretical work in law and society and the sociology of organizations related to the topic. The course then provides in depth examination of three areas of...
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Susan Olzak
Sociology 345: Seminar in Comparative Race and Ethnic Relations
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Racial and Ethnic Relations
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This course analyzes factors that create, maintain, and diminish the salience of race and ethnic boundaries. We will examine some of the central debates surrounding the emergence, persistence, and change in racial and ethnic boundaries, nationalism, and mobilization.
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Dennis J. Downey
Students as Knowledge Producers: Exploring Identity Formation Through Qualitative Interviews
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
Given the fundamental relationship in our society between ascriptive categories and social inequalities, diversity courses represent rich opportunities to integrate critical pedagogy into the sociology curriculum. There are a wide variety of strategies for doing so....
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Twyla J. Hill
Sociology 512: Measurement and Analysis
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Capstone Courses
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
This course is an applied study of the conceptual tools and methodological skills needed to conduct quantitative sociological research. The course focuses on survey research, the primary technique used in sociological research, but other methods are also discussed....
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Sandi L. Nenga
Articles from Teaching Sociology that describe some Innovative Techniques for Teaching Sociological Concepts
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Abstract:
An excellent resource for ideas on how to teach a wide range of sociological concepts using innovative techniques (particularly those involving active learning approaches) is the journal Teaching Sociology. This section lists articles published in the last decade...
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Gary Orfield
Brown v. Board Of Education and American Schools:Educational Impacts of Segregation, Desegregation, Integration, Resegregation
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Education
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
The prevailing pattern of American schooling has been one of deep separation of students by race and class, either through exclusion of some groups from school or through education in separate schools. Though the first 165 years under the constitution, the exclusion...
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Meredith McGuire
Sociology of Religion
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Religion
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Abstract:
Current events illustrate the importance of understanding religion and its role in contemporary societies. What are we to make of the rise of violent religious movements willing to engage in terrorism to promote their religious and political ends? How can we...
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Kathleen R. Gilbert
Death Education on the "Net": Development and Delivery of "Grief in a Family Context"
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Aging/Social Gerontology
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
Courses like the one I will describe here take advantage of computer technology and networking to provide students with a meaningful educational experience that extend their learning beyond that which they would gain from a traditional on-campus, "corporeal" course....
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