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May 31, 2023

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Sabine N. Merz
THE SOCIOLOGY OF FOOD: A SELECTED VIDEOGRAPHY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Film List
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
THE SOCIOLOGY OF FOOD: A SELECTED VIDEOGRAPHY*
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William G. Roy
Comparative-Historical Methods in Sociology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Development
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
This is the first half of a two quarter sequence. In this term, we will emphasize general approaches to comparative historical methods, while the second term will emphasize data collection and the actual doing of comparative historical empirical research. For each...
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Clifton P. Flynn
SOC 321: Animals and Society
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Animals and Society
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Other-than-human animals are an overwhelming presence in our collective and individual lives, and at the same time, are taken for granted by human animals. Sociologists have neglected the study of human-animal interaction and the role of animals in society. This is...
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Steven Leonard Jacobs
Religion and Genocide
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Deviant Behavior/Social Disorganization
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This course seeks to explore the phenomenon of Genocide by examinnig its relationship to the phenomenon of Religion in both institutional and theological frameworks, beginnnig with scriptural passages (Hebrew Bible, New Testament, and Qur'an) classified as having...
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David Harvey
THE PROLETARIAT, THE PARTY, AND THE FOLK ART AND POLITICS IN AMERICA
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Abstract:
The Sociology of Culture Teaching Guide provides a useful collection of materials not only for young scholars developing their first courses, but also for more established professors updating their courses. The variety of syllabi, exercises, research assignments, and...
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Jim Williams
Teaching Sociology
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
This course is an introduction to teaching sociology. We begin with an examination of the structural context of teaching sociology. Readings for the first week examine the changing nature of American higher education and the meaning of changes in higher education for...
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Susan M. Alexander
Sociology 390: Consumer Society
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
One goal for this course is for students to read works by both classic and contemporary sociologists and other social critics who have focused on consumer society in order to deepen the students’ critical analysis of the reasons for and impacts of consumerism on a...
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Marie Tedesco
History of Women in Southern Appalachia: Myth and Reality
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
The course aims to investigate the history of women in the Southern Mountain region, from the 17th century to the present. The course will begin with an analysis of the historiography of gender in the region and will be followed by a linear overview of the roles of...
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Robert J. Hironimus-Wendt
PROMOTING HUMANISM THROUGH SERVICE LEARNING
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Abstract:
Historically, the AHS has been composed largely of educators in the field of sociology. As such, much of our scholarly "practice" must be seen as occurring through our primary status as educators, and secondarily in our elective statuses associated with community...
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Paul D. McLean
SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURE
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Abstract:
The theme of culture and empirical research on culture has grown IMMENSELY in sociology and the other social sciences over the last twenty years. Many disciplines have experienced the so-called ‘cultural turn.’ Beyond just recognizing that culture matters, scholars...
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