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All TRAILS Resources
May 31, 2023

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Andrea Garber Krieg
Film Review: Bringing It Home
October 1, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Deviant Behavior/Social Disorganization
Resource Type(s):
Film List
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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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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Katherine A. Lyon
Collaborating to Cultivate a Productive Learning Environment
September 29, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
In order to generate a learning environment where students feel comfortable participating, they each anonymously write one thing they need from their peers on one post-it and one thing they can offer to their peers on another post-it. Students then place their...
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Robert S Bausch
Two Hypothesis Testing Assignments Using the Survey Documentation and Analysis Website
September 21, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
These assignments are intended to provide Introductory Sociology students an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the hypothesis testing process by analyzing General Social Survey data available at the Survey Documentation and Analysis website. Students are...
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Korrie JOHNSON
Intro to Sociology Syllabus
September 18, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
This is a syllabus developed for scholars who will be teaching an introductory to sociology course. The materials here are geared towards the interest of social stratification and inequality, although major areas of the discipline are covered. This syllabus is also...
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Bobby Jo Otto
Using a Simulation to Understand the Difficulties of Living in Poverty
September 16, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Stratification/Mobility
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
The discussion of inequality in the classroom is not always an easy task. While the reasons for this are variable, one dominant reason is because many of our students believe that if you work hard enough, you will succeed. Students are more likely to blame the...
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Will LeSuer
Hubble and #Hashtags: Teaching Tips and Assignment for Major Theoretical Perspectives
September 9, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Assignment, Image, Lecture
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Students often have difficulty with major theoretical perspectives, specifically (1) what their purpose is and (2) keeping them straight in their minds. First, I use the Hubble Space Telescope as a parallel to these perspectives. Images of galaxies and planets viewed...
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Alma Castro
Race, Class, Gender, Ethnicity - Soc 106 Syllabus
September 2, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Race, Class and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This course is an introduction to the study of human behavior as related to group membership, specifically groups categorized by race, class, gender, sexuality and ethnicity. A major area of study in sociology is social stratification by class, race-ethnicity, sex,...
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