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May 31, 2023

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SHARON-DALE STONE
SOCIOLOGY OF DISABILITY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Disabilities
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
This course introduces students to the field of disability studies, a field which problematizes the definition of disability and argues that disability is socially constructed. We will examine the usefulness of the medical and social models for understanding...
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Robert E. Wood
Online Virtual Tours
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Online virtual tours offer structured, interactive explorations of sociologicallyrelevant web sites, where students gather, analyze, and evaluate information and then submit their responses online. Students proceed by accessing the virtual tour web page, which...
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Martin Piotrowski
Assignment 4: International Migration
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Demography
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This is the fourth of a series of assignments that will ask you to research the demographic experience of a particular country. Use the country from your last assignment. The fourth assignment focuses on international migration. Go to the U.S. Census Bureau’s...
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Paul Almeida
Social Movements
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
This course analyzes the dynamics of social movements from their ideological appeals, individual recruitment strategies, and mobilization features to their final outcomes and demise. Specific attention is given to theories of social movements, levels of analysis of...
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Michael Michael Cushion
Introduction to Sociology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Abstract:
COURSE OBJECTIVES: •Develop an ability to think sociologically •Gain a basic knowledge of the major issues of society •Increase your ability to think conceptually (i.e., using concepts to understand social phenomena) •Some additional skill-building goals:writing,...
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SHARON N. BARNARTT
INCLUDING DISABILITY IN SOCIOLOGY COURSES: NOT JUST FOR MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY ANYMORE
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Disabilities
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
You may have thought that disability was best discussed in the context of medical sociology courses. I suggest that disability is not just for medical sociology anymore. Disability can be discussed as part of almost any topic in sociology, because disability is not...
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Daniel Kleinman
Technology and Society
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Science and Technology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
In this course, students are introduced to a wide range of work on technology, the social forces shaping its development and the social impacts of its adoption. I seek to encourage students to examine their assumptions about technology and its relationship to...
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Georgi M. Derluguian
The Modern World System: Introduction to the Modern World-System, 1500-1945 C.E.
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Development
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Abstract:
Most people agree that something hugely important has changed in the world since the times of Columbus. Furthermore, nobody doubts that a major transformation continues in our days at an accelerating pace, but this is where the agreement stops. Different schools of...
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Robert Brulle
Environmental Movements in the United States
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
This course provides an introduction to the processes of social change, and the key collective actors and institutions that are involved in the creation of U.S. environmental policies. The aim of this course is to provide an understanding of the historical and...
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Nadejda Chapkina, Charles Jaret, Guangya Liu, Angela Pollock
Immigrant Social and Cultural Life in Literature
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Migration/Immigration
Abstract:
Novels and short stories about the immigrants’ experiences, either in their homeland or their new country, are popular literary forms. These offer insiders’ perspectives on what life is like for an immigrant or second generation Americans. The following list...
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