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May 31, 2023

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Celia Lo
DRUGS IN SOCIETY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Alcohol and Drugs
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
This course is a survey, from a sociological perspective, of drug abuse, of the relationship between drugs and crime, and of various treatment strategies. You will be introduced to the sociological theories that are relevant to the study of drug use. A catalogue of...
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Eve Shapiro
CONTEMPORARY U.S. WOMEN'S MOVEMENTS
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
There are three central goals for this course: 1. to develop an understanding of women’s diverse and significant activism across social movements and eras, 2. to understand the history and evolution of women’s liberation movements since the 1960's, and 3. for each of...
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Pamela Aronson
Paper Assignment: Classical Theory and the 2004 Election
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
The 2004 election provides an excellent opportunity to examine how social theory explains (or fails to explain) contemporary public affairs. For your paper assignment, you will need to draw on the readings, lectures and class discussions of Karl Marx, Max Weber and...
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Elizabeth Barham
The Sociology of Food and Nutrition
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This class explores individual food choices and larger social forces. Topics include: world hunger, food and the environment; food choices and culture, class and personal identity; the effects of social stigmas, advertising trends, and government regulation on body...
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John Foran
Comparative and Historical Methods in Sociology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Development
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
The purpose of this course is to introduce you to one set of ways of doing sociology -- that is comparatively and historically. I will argue that all good sociology is, in some sense, historical and comparative. I will attempt to demystify what is so off-putting...
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Don A. Josi
ALCOHOL, DRUGS & THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Alcohol and Drugs
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This course is an advanced undergraduate/graduate elective. Students would be well-advised to have had courses in introduction to criminal justice and criminology, policing, juvenile delinquency, and research methods. The purpose of this course is to explore the...
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Kristin Blakely
SACRIFICE (FILM) ASSIGNMENT
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Each year thousands of young girls are recruited from rural Burmese villages to work in the sex industry in neighboring Thailand. Held for years in debt bondage in illegal Thai brothels, they suffer extreme abuse by pimps, clients, and the police. The trafficking of...
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Peter Kivisto
Small Group Discussion Questions - Symbolic Interactionism
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Four small group discussion questions on symbolic interactionism.
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Warren Belasco
Writing Assignments
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
Explanation of the following: MEAT INTERVIEW ASSIGNMENT FOOD MEMOIRS ASSIGNMENT YOUR FINAL DINNER ASSIGNMENT
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Thomas E. Janoski
Eleven Types of Historical Fallacies, taken from David Hackett Fischer, Historians’ Fallacies: Toward a Logic of Historical Thought.
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Development
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
The Teaching Comparative-Historical Methods in Sociology compilation of syllabi is intended for two audiences: those who already teach comparative and historical methods at the university level, and those who wish to introduce it into their repertoire. Only syllabi...
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