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May 31, 2023

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Foster K. Amey
SOC 3050 METHODOLOGY II DATA ANALYSIS
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Quantitative Methodology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This course introduces students to the analysis of quantitative social science data. Students will learn elementary statistics and its applications in the social sciences. The course focuses on: 1. understanding of basic statistical concepts, 2. computation and...
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David Knoke
Organizations & Society
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Organizations, Formal and Complex
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
This course introduces undergraduates to contemporary theories and debates about formal organizations in an international context, including such forms as large corporations, small businesses, public bureaucracies, nonprofit, voluntary associations, social movement...
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Tamara Sniezek
The Place of Women Social Theorist in Sociology - Social Theory Assignment
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Using content analysis, you will examine current social theory text books and/or social theory websites to explore the inclusion of women theorists in theses works.
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Nancy A. Greenwood
Notes on Elder Abuse
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Lecture
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Lecture/Discussion Objectives A. What is elder abuse, how pervasive is it, and who is at greatest risk of it? B. What are the causes of elder abuse? C. What are the important reporting issues with regard to elder abuse?
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Kevin D. Everett
UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL INEQUALITY THROUGH SERVICE LEARNING
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Stratification/Mobility
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Abstract:
Kevin Everett is associate professor of sociology and also Service-Learning Coordinator for the university. His main teaching interest is social inequality, and a primary goal is to help students to dispel the stereotypes they have about groups and to dispel the...
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H. E. Aldrich
Nonhuman Control Team Exercise
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Organizations, Formal and Complex
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
In your team, please share the results of your observations (the use of a non-human technology to control humans) and answer the following questions.
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Mary Jo Deegan
TRANSCENDING A PATRIARCHAL PAST: TEACHING THE HISTORY OF WOMEN IN SOCIOLOGY
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Abstract:
The lives and ideas of early female sociologists are rarely documented in textbooks, classrooms, or historical accounts of the profession. This patriarchal legacy is rejected by an increasing number of contemporary sociologists. These more egalitarian professionals...
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Susan M. Cunningham
SOCL 359 (01): SEMINAR - GIRLS AND VIOLENCE
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Cultural discourse in our society suggests that girls are victims and not perpetrators of violence. The Girls and Violence course will examine the social science literature pertaining to girls both as victims and as perpetrators. Our study is rooted in Mills’s...
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Karen Hayden
Sociology of Law
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Law and Society
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
IN-CLASS DISCUSSION OF THE RULE OF LAW AT MERRIMACK COLLEGE
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M. Haque
Assignment on Path Models
April 26, 2010
Subject Area(s):
Organizations, Formal and Complex
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Abstract:
Based on your reading of the text, the corresponding class lectures and discussion of the materials from Chapter 1: The Outcomes of Organizations, provide a written response to the following questions.
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