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May 31, 2023

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Jodi O'Brien
Sexuality and Sexual Orientation Module 44
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
FINAL EXAM Course: Sexual Politics List of essay questions.
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Andrew L. Roth
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
This course invites you to become a sociologist (informally, if not professionally) by studying some of the discipline's exemplary works, and by doing some sociological investigations of your own. - Conventionally, introductory sociology courses are divided up into...
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GARY L. L. ALBRECHT
DISABILITY IS AN AREA RICH WITH SOCIOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Disabilities
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Disability has recently captured the public’s attention in American society, stimulated sociological inquiry, and emerged as an important priority for policy makers. This is due to the increased prevalence of functional limitations in society as a result of an aging...
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Rachel Kraus
Role-Play
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Abstract:
Role-play is an instructional strategy in which students act the part of another person in a particular situation (Ladousse 1987; van Ments 1983). In these scenarios, students experience someone else’s life, choices, or dilemmas. They adopt a persona, interests,...
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Chad R Farrell
Population Distribution: Metropolitan Suburbanization
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Demography
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Please pick two metropolitan areas at random and complete the folowing tasks
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Beate Sissenich
Social Movements and Film
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Abstract:
This course explores social movements of race and ethnicity, class, and gender in the US and other countries. Through academic writings and films, we will investigate why movements emerge when they do, what forms they take, and what outcomes they produce. What does...
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Jeanne Mekolichick
Introduction to Sociology - Wallet Exercise
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
I use the following exercise after students have read about social structure and we have generally discussed definitions of: groups, status, achieved status, ascribed status, master status, role set, bureaucracies, formal organizations, primary groups, secondary...
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DOUGLAS BIKLEN
REPRESENTATION OF ABILITY AND DISABILITY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Disabilities
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
Ability and disability are cornerstone concepts in education. This course provides an opportunity to examine how ability and disability are represented in popular culture, literature as well as film, autobiographies by people with and without disabilities, and in...
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Maren Klawiter
Gender and Technology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Science and Technology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
In this course we will examine the relationship between gender and technology from the perspective of a number of different social scientists (primarily historians and sociologists). The assigned readings, supplemented by films and videos, explore how technology...
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Cathy Rakowski
Feminist Analysis in Global Perspective
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Development
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
This course has two main objectives. The first is to introduce students to some of the problems, experiences, and agency of women in countries often referred to as, the "Third World." These countries are located, primarily, in the southern hemisphere and most are...
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