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May 31, 2023

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Daniel John Bartholomay
Gender Inequality in Unpaid Work
October 18, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 200
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Gender inequality in the workforce is a thoroughly researched and discussed topic in sociology. While scholarship on the sociology of unpaid work is growing, this developing field is not necessarily covered in coursework itself. Addressing gender inequality inherent...
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Gregory Trainor Kordsmeier
Social Epidemiology Policy Paper
October 3, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Medical Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This short paper assignment from an undergraduate medical sociology class evaluates student understanding of the social factors that shape patterns of health and illness by asking them to apply these concepts in a sociological analysis of a particular disease....
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Brandon Bosch
Gender in the Slasher Film Genre
October 3, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Lecture
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Slasher films typically involve a lone killer/monster stalking a group of people, often picking them off a few at a time. Formulaic and full of long-lived franchises, it is relatively easy for students to pick up on themes and patterns in the slasher films. Moreover,...
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Judith Rachel Halasz
Sociology of Film Syllabus
October 3, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Art/Music
Resource Type(s):
Assignment, Film List, Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Designed as an upper division undergraduate elective, the sociology of film fosters the capacity to analyze film sociologically by pairing carefully selected films that address central sociological issues such as class, gender, sex, sexuality, race, ethnicity,...
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Tal Peretz
Measuring Sexuality
October 3, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This activity involves walking students through an abridged history of sexuality categories and measurements, using their own sexual identities as examples. Freud, Kinsey, and Klein are discussed as all measuring sexuality in different ways, and thus collecting...
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Gregory Trainor Kordsmeier
Sawbones and the Social Construction of Health and Illness
October 3, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Medical Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This short paper assignment from an undergraduate medical sociology class evaluates student understanding of basic concepts related to the social construction of health and illness by asking them to apply these ideas to the history of a particular disease or medical...
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Jeremiah Coldsmith
Book Review: Social Capital in America: Counting Buried Treasure
October 1, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Stratification/Mobility
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Amy E. Traver
How Do We Integrate Students’ Vocational Goals into Introduction to Sociology Curricula, and What Are the Effects of Doing So?
October 1, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
President Obama’s America’s College Promise proposal has brought renewed attention to community colleges’ capacity to connect the college and career aspirations of today’s undergraduates. Despite this capacity, however, community colleges have historically offered...
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Mirelle Cohen
Film Review: The Homestretch
October 1, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Film List
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Theodora H. Sakellarides
Book Review: Exploring Masculinities: Identity, Inequality, Continuity, and Change
October 1, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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