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All TRAILS Resources
May 31, 2023

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Chris Wellin
Film/Director Review: Documentary Film, Teaching, and the Accumulation of Sociological Insight: The Work of Richard Broadman
June 28, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Community
Resource Type(s):
Film List
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Janice McCabe
Making Theory Relevant: The Gender Attitude and Belief Inventory
June 28, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This article describes and evaluates the Gender Attitude and Belief Inventory (GABI), a teaching tool designed to aid students in (a) realizing how sociological theory links to their personal beliefs and (b) exploring any combination of 11 frequently used theoretical...
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Todd Paddock
Film Review: The Age of Stupid
June 28, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Environmental Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Film List
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Angela Cora Garcia
Film Review: Pelada
June 28, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Leisure/Sports/Recreation
Resource Type(s):
Film List
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Jenny Stuber
Book Review: Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses
June 28, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Education
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Jeff Larson, William Tsitsos
Speed Dating and the Presentation of Self: A Teaching Exercise in Impression Management and Formation
June 28, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This article presents an in-class exercise for teaching theories of the presentation of self that is organized around two key concepts, impression management and impression formation. By highlighting the interpretive, interactive aspects of the presentation of self,...
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Molly George
Teaching Focus Group Interviewing: Benefits and Challenges
June 28, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Research Methods
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Focus group interviewing is widely used by academic and applied researchers. Given the popularity and strengths of this method, it is surprising how rarely focus group interviewing is taught in the undergraduate classroom and how few resources exist to support...
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C. Lee Harrington
Book Review: Teaching Justice: Solving Social Justice Problems through University Education
June 27, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Social Control
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Dawn Norris
Beat the Bourgeoisie: A Social Class Inequality and Mobility Simulation Game
June 27, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
Simulation games can help overcome student resistance to thinking structurally about social class inequality, meritocracy, and mobility. Most inequality simulations focus solely on economic inequality and omit social and cultural capital, both of which contribute to...
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Sara McDonough, David Brunsma
Film Review: Multiracial Identity
June 27, 2016
Subject Area(s):
Race, Class and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Film List
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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