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May 31, 2023

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Kelly A. Dagan
Interdisciplinary Theoretical Connections Final Project
April 30, 2019
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Teaching at a liberal arts institution and being committed to the mission of such an institution, I regularly think about how to make interdisciplinary connections in my courses. In fact, the general education program at my institution is designed to expose students...
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Casey Errante, Kristin Godwin, Daniel Buffington
Increases in Income Inequality
April 24, 2019
Subject Area(s):
Stratification/Mobility
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Since the 2008 financial crisis, Americans have become more interested in inequality as evidenced by the surprising popularity of Piketty’s Capital. This activity is designed to introduce students to one important aspect of this contemporary inequality: the income...
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Amanda Wyant
Applying the Theory of Alienation using Contemporary TV Characters
April 19, 2019
Subject Area(s):
Occupations/Professions
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Students often exhibit resistance to learning about Marx’s theories and ideas. Students either may enter the classroom with biases, have difficulty reading original works, or believe that theories do not apply to today’s world. This assignment requires students to...
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Rachel Sarah Core
Exploring Global Social Inequality using a Visual Resource
April 19, 2019
Subject Area(s):
Stratification/Mobility
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This assignment allows students to explore inequality between households visually, using an on-line resource, with the goals of prompting students to understand global stratification and how material resources might influence life chances. Students are required to...
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Katelyn Alderfer, Kristy Kelly
TEACHING ONLINE PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION
April 17, 2019
Subject Area(s):
Qualitative Methodology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Recognizing the growing usage of digital ethnography in sociology, this assignment provides a hands-on assignment for teaching online participant-observation theory and practice. What differentiates digital ethnography from ethnography is that researchers collect...
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Julie Whitaker
Using Contexts Magazines as a Resource for a Simulated Sociology Conference
April 5, 2019
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
Introductory sociology classes often provide students with a broad look at the discipline. Frequently it is the first and only experience they will have with the field of sociology (Greenwood and Howard 2011:16). In one course, there is not sufficient time to do...
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May Takeuchi, Alex Takeuchi
Hamburger Statistics – Introduction to T-Tests
April 2, 2019
Subject Area(s):
Statistics
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Teaching materials on quantitative analysis are often stereotyped as "dry," "boring," "difficult" or even "intimidating" by some undergraduate students. To make the entry level inferential statistics more approachable to those students, this assignment uses...
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Maria D. Duenas
Four Social Situations: A Class Activity to Teach Goffman’s Impression Management Through Inductive Learning
March 6, 2019
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
The purpose of this activity is to help students inductively learn Goffman’s concept of impression management through examining how they behave in four social situations: professional settings, with friends, on social media, and important but personal settings. To...
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Scott T Grether, Aysha Bodenhamer
Analyzing Police Violence Against Men
February 26, 2019
Subject Area(s):
Criminology/Delinquency
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
This is an active learning activity where students analyze media reporting on police violence through a sociological lens. The purpose of this activity is twofold. First, students will engage in a type of sociological research in the classroom – qualitative content...
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Jason Lee Crockett
LGBTQ Environmental Assessment Worksheet
February 26, 2019
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
This is an in-class or homework assignment designed for students to self-evaluate the level of acceptance of LGBTQ people in different areas of their social lives using qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods. The evaluations will form the basis for further...
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