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May 31, 2023

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Harriet Friedmann
Sociology of Food6
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This course offers global and comparative perspectives on both social structures and social meanings related to food. Social structures determine how people acquire food, share it, prevent others from having it, and cope (or not) with lack of food and with too much...
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William G. Roy
Organizational Documents Exercise
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Development
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
Find a document or cultural artifact created by a non-governmental organization for an organizational purpose (that is, its content should not be incidental to how the organization operates, as say, a book would be for publisher), created in some or place other than...
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Peter Kaufman
From Greyhounds to Global Conflict
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Animals and Society
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
Synopsis: I brought my greyhound, Maggie, and her best greyhound friend, Cassie, to my sociology class on interpersonal relationships. Maggie and Cassie were part of a theoretical argument that I was presenting to the class. I began by asking the class to observe...
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Mark Levene
From Armenia to Rwanda: Genocide in Contemporary History
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Deviant Behavior/Social Disorganization
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Abstract:
What constitutes genocide? Do there have to be particular ingredients for it to be genocide? If so, what isn't genocide? What did Raphael Lemkin mean by the term and what was his agenda? What do we mean by it? Are there particular patterns, circumstances in which it...
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Marybeth C. C. Stalp
SOCIOLOGY OF THE MASS MEDIA AND POPULAR
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Human beings swim in culture. We take it in, we are influenced by it, we alter it, and we create it. Culture is one of the most powerful forces of socialization we encounter. In short, we cannot get away from it. Yet, confusion exists as to what culture is. Is...
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Jeffrey Chin
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL): Publishing Your SoTL Work*
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
While good work in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) may take many forms, in my opinion, for SoTL to be taken seriously, it must pass through a rigorous peer review (Shulman 1999, 2000), which occurs most often as a preliminary to a conference...
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Laura J. Miller
SOC150B: The Culture of Consumption
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
Contemporary society is frequently characterized as a consumer society, a place where material goods and the process of accumulating those goods have become extremely important for individuals and the larger culture. This course will examine the development and...
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Gordon B McKinney
History 546
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
This resource is a syllabus for a course looking at Appalachian history through a sociological perspective.
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James A. Geschwender
ON A HUMANISTIC APPROACH TO TEACHING ABOUT RACE AND ETHNICITY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Abstract:
I was invited to comment on the humanistic relevance of teaching courses on race and ethnicity. This invitation led me to rethink how my teaching in this area has evolved over the years and the reasons why I made the changes that I did. For a period of time I taught...
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Arlene Stein
SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURE: ADVANCED SEMINAR
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
The course considers selected themes in the sociology of culture-- how symbols, language, conceptual structures, and forms of knowledge construct meanings and constitute forms of power. Four key substantive areas will be the focus: 1) political culture and the moral...
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