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May 31, 2023

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Samuel Aaron Torres
Fake News or Genuine Article? Evaluating News Media Claims Using Bivariate Analyses in SPSS
December 4, 2017
Subject Area(s):
Statistics
Resource Type(s):
Assignment, Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 400
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
Although learning objectives for social statistics courses typically include informed consumption of everyday statistical claims, students are rarely provided explicit opportunities to practice this skill. This is unfortunate because the journalistic accounts to...
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Brandon Bosch
Literature Review Group Activity
November 11, 2017
Subject Area(s):
Capstone Courses
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 400
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
I use this literature review activity for two capstone classes (Sociology and Political Science) where students must write a 15-20 research paper. The presentation and group activity below helps students better understand how to write an effective literature review...
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Marcia J. Ghidina
Building the Sociological Imagination, Deconstructing False Consciousness and Reducing "Othering"
November 11, 2017
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
Understanding the sociological perspective and developing a sociological imagination are cornerstones of a successful introductory course in Sociology. In addition to reading and reviewing classic writings by Mills, Berger and others, it is pedagogically productive...
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Renae Wilkinson, Robert A. Thomson, Jr.
Structure, Agency, and Social Change in a "Lost Generation"
October 26, 2017
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This in-class activity is designed for students to learn and creatively apply the concepts of structure and agency. Structure and agency are often difficult to disentangle, or, alternatively, they are treated as a fixed dichotomy. As such, it can be challenging to...
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Colleen Elizabeth Wynn
Conceptualization, Operationalization, and Measurement
October 16, 2017
Subject Area(s):
Research Methods
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 200
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This simple set of in-class activities allow students to practice conceptualizing, operationalizing, and measuring common sociological variables. I use this combination of three activities, usually across two class periods, to let students practice conceptualization...
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Kevin D Dougherty, Jake Kane, Renae Wilkinson
Campus Tattoos Project
October 16, 2017
Subject Area(s):
Visual Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
In the United States, there is a growing acceptance and embrace of tattoos, especially among younger generations. Tattoos hold powerful messages of identity and belonging ripe for sociological exploration. The Campus Tattoos Project (CTP) is an innovative,...
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Norma J. Anderson
Thinking Globally, Interviewing Locally: Using an Intensive Interview Project to Teach Globalization and Social Change
October 1, 2017
Subject Area(s):
Qualitative Methodology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment, Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
In this article, I connect globalization and qualitative methodological practice, describing a semester-long intensive interview project about the anti-apartheid movement. I provide a detailed overview of the project as well as considerations for those who might want...
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Amanda Jayne Miller, Sharon Sassler
Reasons for Cohabitation Mini Qualitative Analysis
September 21, 2017
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Active learning is an important part of the educational process. For skills like research methods, students learn are more likely to success in class when they are able to practice a skill in a supervised way (Freeman et al., 2014). Such exercises also tend to...
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Zachary Simoni
Dystopian Book Report
September 19, 2017
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This assignment requires students apply sociological concepts to a dystopian novel. Dystopian literature is chosen because they are littered with examples of sociological concepts and develop sociological imagination while remaining entertaining and engaging....
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Kristen M. Schorpp
Debate: The Medicalization of Childhood Psychiatric Illness
September 19, 2017
Subject Area(s):
Medical Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Medicalization is the process by which human problems or experiences become defined as medical problems with medical solutions. The goal of this in-class activity is to enable students to apply and evaluate a contemporary example of medicalization to better...
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