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May 31, 2023

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Tamra L Gilbertson
Teaching Microaggressions in the Classroom: A Multimedia and Popular Education Approach
December 3, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Race, Class and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This class lecture and assignment aims to teach students how to recognize and cope with microaggressions. Microaggressions are offensive comments or actions directed at minority and other non-dominant groups that are intentional or unintentional and reinforce a...
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Julie Collins-Dogrul
Transnational Migration and Latina/o Communities Syllabus
November 30, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Migration/Immigration
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
This course helps students examine transnational migration and its effects on communities in the United States and Latin America. The geographical focus is transnational communities that span the United States and the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America. The...
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Jessie Ford, Paula England, Jonathan Bearak
The American College Hookup Scene: Findings from the Online College Social Life Survey
November 23, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
PowerPoint
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Connecting sociological analysis with topics of timely relevance to students and our society is a valuable feature of our discipline. This extensive PowerPoint presentation provides the foundation for a comprehensive class session on sex in college, hookups,...
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Lynn H Green
CAPSTONE SENIOR SEMINAR IN SOCIOLOGY AT THE NATION’S FIRST HBCU
November 8, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Capstone Courses
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
As the required capstone course for Social Relations majors concentrating in Sociology, the Senior Seminar at Cheyney University seeks to integrate academic knowledge, professional skills and students’ personal aspirations. The Seminar is conducted as a series of...
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Daowen Chen
Class Debate to Improve Class Participation Quality
October 20, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Studies have found that it is important to encourage class participation due to its benefits for both instructors and students, and the pursuit of this has led to a lot of effective strategies to increase students’ class participation (Smith 1992; Fassinger 1995)....
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Maureen Day
Marriage and Family
October 15, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This course will analyze the institutions of marriage and family from a sociological perspective. The course proceeds in four major parts: 1.) Socio-historical overview; 2.) identities and ideologies that shape and are shaped by our beliefs and practices surrounding...
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Will LeSuer
Gender Bingo
October 9, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
The objective of this classroom activity is to assess and reinforce basic concepts and terminology relating to gender through an interactive game: gender bingo. The bingo game is set up where instructors read definitions aloud and students match them to the new...
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Greggor Mattson
Book Review: Straights: Heterosexuality in Post-closeted Culture
October 1, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Kristine Kilanski
Book Review: Breaking Women: Gender, Race, and the New Politics of Imprisonment
October 1, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Barbara Prince, Michele Lee Kozimor-King, Jennifer Steele
An Old Tool Reexamined: Using the Star Power Simulation to Teach Social Inequality.
October 1, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
This study examined the effectiveness of the Star Power simulation for teaching stratification and inequality to students of the net generation. The data for this study were obtained through the use of survey methodology and content analysis of 126 course papers from...
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