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May 31, 2023

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Mari Kate Mycek
Developing a Sociological Imagination through Americanah: by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche
July 23, 2018
Subject Area(s):
Race, Class and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
In this semester long project students read, discuss, and analyze Americanah from a sociological perspective. Through a close reading, in class discussions, a group presentation, and an individual final paper, students develop their sociological imaginations and...
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Crosby Hipes, Molly Clever
Successful Ex-offender Re-entry: an Interactive Game
July 23, 2018
Subject Area(s):
Criminal Justice
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Hundreds of thousands of individuals are released from prison every year in the United States, and their reintegration into society has consistently been cited as an important social problem. The interactive game detailed here allows students to "roll" their way...
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Benjamin M. Drury, Lauren N. Griffin
American Hookup Discussion Guide
July 9, 2018
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Assessment, Assignment, Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
If you are reading this, you are probably considering incorporating the book, American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus (Wade 2017) into your curriculum. We were in your shoes quite recently and knew the contents of this book would make strong fodder for...
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Sharon Yee
A Sociological Look at Hate Groups
July 3, 2018
Subject Area(s):
Racial and Ethnic Relations
Resource Type(s):
Assignment, Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This learning activity (1) introduces students to the social construction of "hate," "hate groups," and "hate crimes"; (2) identifies the extent to which a range of individual and group behaviors are labeled as hate crimes and hate groups; (3) strengthens...
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Jennifer Earl, Thomas V Maher, Thomas Elliott
Youth, activism, and social movements
July 3, 2018
Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
This course provides an undergraduate level introduction to the study of youth political socialization and political activism. Young people are the backbone of most social movements from the Civil Rights and anti-Vietnam War movements to more contemporary examples...
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Sandra Marie Loughrin
Conceptualization and Operationalization of Love
July 3, 2018
Subject Area(s):
Research Methods
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This assignment allows students to use the abstract concept "love" to practice the process of social research. Over the course of a three-week period students will (1) conceptualize this abstract concept, (2) operationalize their variable, (3) create a survey, (4)...
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Sandra Marie Loughrin
Sex-Ed Story-Time: Understanding and Applying the Social Construction of Sexuality
July 3, 2018
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
One of the most difficult tasks for most undergraduates is to apply the knowledge they have gained throughout the course in a way that is meaningful. This project attempts to solve the discontent between theory, content, and application. This project asks students to...
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Joanna S Hunter
Flash Data Collection and Analysis: A First Day Activity
June 8, 2018
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This first day activity for an introductory class is designed to introduce students to the discipline of sociology, particularly its research methods. Students engage in "flash data collection" by quickly filling out a card about a classmate and collecting data on...
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Philip Schwadel
Global Religious Diversity
June 6, 2018
Subject Area(s):
Religion
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
Global Religious Diversity is an online course for upper-division undergraduate students. It is not required but it does count toward the Sociology major and minor. My goal was to create a course that focuses on interactions between people and groups from different...
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Kenneth Chen, Gowoon Jung
Migration Consultant Activity and Lecture
June 6, 2018
Subject Area(s):
Migration/Immigration
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
These lecture and group activities introduce students to theories of international migration, and ways to apply theories to social problems. They will allow students to understand the motivations, which cause people to migrate, the processes through which they make a...
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