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May 31, 2023

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Laurie F. DeRose
African Fertility Assignment
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Demography
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
For this assignment, you will choose an African country that you will compare to the region in which it is located, as well as, to the continent as a whole. The purpose is to put your country’s fertility and population growth into comparative perspective.
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Richard R. Troiden
REDUCING THE CLASSROOM RISKS OF SEX EDUCATION:
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Abstract:
As I have argued elsewhere (Troiden 1987), those who teach sexuality are placed at professional and personal risk by the controversial status that sexuality occupies in American society. In this paper I will describe some of the classroom risks that sexuality...
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Jeanne Ballantine
SOCIOLOGICAL TIMES
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
Welcome! This class is designed to familiarize you with the subject of Sociology, its perspective on the world, how sociologists conduct their work, how sociology can be useful to you, and how these fit into the objective of the General Education requirements....
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LEKKIE HOPKINS
WORKING WITH WOMEN IN MINORITY GROUPS
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Disabilities
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Objectives When you have completed this unit you should be able to: • examine and critically assess the major theories of gender, class and ethnicity, and the applicability of these theories to different ethnic and social groups of women; • understand the traditional...
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Paul Olson
SOCY 240: Racial, Ethnic, & Gender Inequality
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
An uneasy tension exists in the United States between our stated emphasis on equality for all people and the dramatic inequality that exists between groups of people based on their race, ethnicity, and gender (to name but a few). The purpose of this course is to...
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Lisa K. Waldner
Family and Child Well-Being
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Demography
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This module explores how family structure and financial resources impact indicators of child well-being.
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Tracey Lynne Steele
THE SOCIOLOGY OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Welcome to the Sociology of Sexual Behavior. This course is designed to explore the social bases of human sexual interaction. Though we may perceive sex to be a natural and biologically driven behavior, it is in fact, largely shaped by social norms, values, and...
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Kevin D. Dougherty
Soc 151 "Real/Reel Life Sociology" - Film Analysis 1: The Shawshank Redemption
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
The purpose of the film analysis is to reinforce sociological concepts and provide students with practice applying one of sociology’s major theoretical perspectives. The analysis also gives students exposure to ethnographic research. Ethnographic research is a form...
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EMILY S. KOLKER
WOMEN AND DISABILITY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Disabilities
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This is intended to be an upper division, undergraduate Women Studies and/or Sociology course that would meet twice a week for four months. It is structured to examine, explore, and analyze the lives of women with disabilities as they intersect with race, class,...
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Diane Gillespie, Wadiya Udell
Teaching with Case Studies
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
Instructional case studies portray real world situations that relate to course material. Barnes and Christensen (1994) define a case as "a description of episodes of practice, a selection of reality, a slice of life, a story designed and presented as study material,...
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