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All TRAILS Resources
May 31, 2023

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Jeremiah Coldsmith
When Did We All Become Middle Class?
March 19, 2018
Subject Area(s):
Race, Class and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Stuart Parker, Amy E. Traver, Jonathan Cornick
Contextualizing Developmental Math Content into Introduction to Sociology in Community Colleges.
March 19, 2018
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment, Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Across community colleges in the United States, most students place into a developmental math course that they never pass. This can leave them without the math skills necessary to make informed decisions in major areas of social life and the college credential...
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Liz Mount
Teaching in Unfamiliar Terrain: Empowering Student and Teacher Learning through a Photography Assignment.
March 19, 2018
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment, Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This article addresses a challenge for sociologists who teach at institutions located in unfamiliar cultural contexts through a photo elicitation project to develop students’ sociological imaginations while teaching the instructor about students’ social contexts. In...
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Bradley W. Williams
Journey into Social Activism: Qualitative Approaches.
March 19, 2018
Subject Area(s):
Social Change
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Rachel Lovis
Ways of Social Change: Making Sense of Modern Times, 2nd Edition.
March 19, 2018
Subject Area(s):
Social Change
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Victoria Story, Alexandra Hendley
Provocateur: Images of Women and Minorities in Advertising, 4th Ed.
March 19, 2018
Subject Area(s):
Race, Class and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Jason L. Crockett, Albert S. Hu, Joleen L. Greenwood
Integrated Sociology Program Assessment: Inclusion of a Senior Portfolio Graduation Requirement.
March 19, 2018
Subject Area(s):
Capstone Courses
Resource Type(s):
Assessment, Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This article presents information about the planning, implementation, and findings of an assessmentbased student portfolio designed by the faculty of a sociology program at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, a midsized public regional liberal arts institution....
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Magali Peyrefitte, Gillian Lazar
Student-centered Pedagogy and Real-world Research: Using Documents as Sources of Data in Teaching Social Science Skills and Methods.
March 19, 2018
Subject Area(s):
Research Methods
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This teaching note describes the design and implementation of an activity in a 90-minute teaching session that was developed to introduce a diverse cohort of first-year criminology and sociology students to the use of documents as sources of data. This approach was...
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Alexandra Hendley
Home and Society Syllabus
March 12, 2018
Subject Area(s):
Work and Labor Markets
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
The course draws primarily from scholarship on the sociology of gender, work, family, and culture, focusing on research and theory concerning "home" (whether or not it is where one resides) and the "private" or "domestic" sphere. Particular attention is given to...
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Rena Zito
"Why Don't They Just Leave?": An Immersive Role-Playing Activity on Intimate Partner Violence
March 9, 2018
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
This in-class activity requires students to take on the role of an individual making decisions about whether to stay or leave an abusive relationship. It is designed to demonstrate the constrained choices that complicate leaving decisions, thereby addressing a common...
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