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May 31, 2023

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Kristin Park
Role Plays on Female Genital Cutting: Understanding Multiple Perspectives and Evaluating Cultural Relativism
December 8, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:

Female genital cutting (FGC) is a controversial practice that allows students to explore
the concept, and possible limits of, cultural relativism as well as multiple dimensions of
human rights. In this assignment students perform role plays in which they...

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John Michael Kainer
Socratic Inquiry and Durkheim's Division of Labor
November 30, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity, Lecture
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
When students think about the sociology classes they are most excited to take, classical social theory is rarely at the top of that list. This set of notes and activity guide details a method for teaching students about Durkheim's division of labor without having to...
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Matt Reid
Photo (Visual) Essay of Social Problems
November 29, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment, Essay
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
For this major experiential learning project, students are tasked with creating a photo essay (or an essay which uses some other form of imagery) to illustrate and explicate a social problem in our society. Students are free to pick whatever social problem they want...
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May Takeuchi, Alex Takeuchi
Introduction to Operationalization
November 29, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Research Methods
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Science’s mission is to discover the underpinning behind observable phenomena or abstract principles that link relevant variables, while testing specific hypotheses deduced from those abstract principles in terms of how those variables are related to each other....
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Krista Cline, Benjamin Drury
Family Video Project
November 29, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
This assignment will tell the story of your students and their family from a sociological perspective through the medium of a film. They use some form of digital media construction (e.g., Microsoft Movie Maker, iMovie, etc.) to create a digital movie of no more than...
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Sherry N. Mong
Teaching About Criminological Theory and Hate Crime Through Documentary: The Case of Matthew Shepard
November 29, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Criminology/Delinquency
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 200
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Introducing students to criminological theory is a major goal of Principles of Criminology classes. Hate crime or "bias crime", however, involves the offenders’ prejudice against marginalized groups, and requires analyses which go beyond what is considered in...
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Mark P Killian, Horizon Worden
Introduction to Sociology Syllabus employing Team-based Learning
November 29, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Large
Abstract:
This is a syllabus for an introductory sociology course. The units contained in the course are administered through the Team-based Learning (TBL) process. TBL is a pedagogical strategy that uses student teams "to provide students with both conceptual and procedural...
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Aurelien Mauxion
Please turn on your cell phones: using pictures to explore the concept of culture in an Introductory Sociology course
November 1, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
Realizing that most, if not all, students have direct access to a camera (their cell phone), and that cloud services allow digital pictures to be widely accessible, this activity proposes use of this simple technology to enhance an introductory class on culture....
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Jennifer R. Darrah-Okike, Keith Scott, Penn Pantumsinchai
Teaching Sociological Theory: Engaging Visual and Creative Learning
October 27, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 200
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
We provide instructions for three classroom activities to use in an introduction to sociological theory course for undergraduates. The goals of the activities are to develop students’ understanding of key concepts from sociological theory and to practice applying...
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Eve M. Blobaum
Introduction to Sociology Semester Project
October 18, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This capstone project engages students in the social science research process. Working in groups, students must design and carry out an original research project. This is primarily completed in the last two-thirds of the term, although some preliminary in-class...
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