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May 31, 2023

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Dennis J. Downey, J. Brooke Ernest, Michael McGarry
Understanding the Gini Coefficient: From Conceptual Foundation to Quantitative Measure (Video Series)
April 24, 2017
Subject Area(s):
Stratification/Mobility
Resource Type(s):
Video
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This series of brief videos (three parts, approximately 27 minutes total) explains to students the logic of the Gini Coefficient as the most common measure of income inequality, and explains how it is derived through a sequence of basic steps. The first video...
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Cindy Aamlid
Learning About Cultural Differences in Families from our International Students
April 24, 2017
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Marriage and Family courses often use the life-course approach, interviewing older family members, to study the construction of families. This project allows students to explore the cross-cultural differences in the construction of families through interviews with...
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Colleen Elizabeth Wynn
Metropolitan Area Characteristics and Residential Segregation Using American FactFinder
March 20, 2017
Subject Area(s):
Urban Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This paper assignment teaches students how to use American FactFinder from the U.S. Census Bureau to examine data on two comparably sized metropolitan areas. Students extract data from the 2014 5-year American Community Survey (ACS). Students also apply urban...
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Kenneth Culton, José Muñoz
Breaking the Carnival Mirror: A Classroom Exercise to Reassess Criminality
March 20, 2017
Subject Area(s):
Deviant Behavior/Social Disorganization
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
The reflexive paper assignment presented here calls on students to reflect on their own family and/or personal experiences in order to answer the question, "From where does the greatest harm arise?" In The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison: Ideology, Class and...
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Kenneth R. Hanson
Sorting Sexual Scripts
March 20, 2017
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
By using Simon and Gagnon’s sexual scripting theory, students learn how to apply abstract theoretical concepts to concrete examples that resonate with the current Western sexual mores. In addition, a class discussion at the end of class helps students see how sexual...
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Michèle Lamont
Cultural Processes in the Production of Inequality
March 17, 2017
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
INVITED RESOURCE. ASA President Michèle Lamont introduces students to the cultural processes of the production of social inequality in this graduate level seminar. Topics include: microsociology, the production of social and symbolic boundaries; cultural scripts in...
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Teresa Irene Gonzales
Community Engagement: Theory, Practice, and the Politics of Help
December 29, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Social Welfare/Social Work
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
Why do community service? What does it mean to help? What kinds of communities need help in order to thrive? Where should that help come from? What should that help look like? What is the difference between help and engagement? In this course, we will explore...
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Colby King
World’s Largests: Understanding Expressions of Place Character and Efforts to Attract Economic Investment
December 29, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Urban Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assessment, Assignment, Lecture, PowerPoint
Class Level(s):
College 200
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
Place character is a modern concept in urban sociology that is a critical piece for understanding how processes of economic development can be rooted in socially constructed subjective understandings of place characteristics. Because understanding the processes from...
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Laura Simon
Sociology of Health Care and Health Professions Syllabus
December 29, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Medical Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
In response to an increased interest in the intersections between health professions and Sociology, the University of Nebraska - Lincoln developed a health focus that offers an array of courses that examine health and society. This specific course encourages a...
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Colleen Elizabeth Wynn
Research Evaluation Activity and Paper Assignment
December 29, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Research Methods
Resource Type(s):
Assignment, Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 200
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This in-class activity allows students to apply the methodological knowledge they have learned thus far in class to critiquing and evaluating existing research. This activity is used to prepare students for a series of paper assignments assigned throughout the...
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