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May 31, 2023

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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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Michael V Miller
Accessing Emerging Online Content in Sociology via RSS
September 2, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Website
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
RSS enables easy access to emerging online content. The potential of RSS to promote research and teaching is illustrated in this brief description of a model developed for use by sociology faculty and students at The University of Texas at San Antonio
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Stephanie Medley-Rath
OBJECTS FROM EVERYDAY LIFE: A CAN OF COCA-COLA
September 2, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
"Objects From Everyday Life: A Can of Coca-Cola" is a detailed adaptation of an activity adapted by Peter Kaufman (1997) and published in Teaching Sociology. This exercise is designed to help students develop their sociological imagination. Specifically, students...
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Brandi Lee Perri
"In 10-15 years, ….": Imagining Our Future Families
August 18, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This learning activity insists that students use their imaginations to think about what their families will look like in ten to fifteen years through actively, anonymously, and critically engaging with each other. Through anonymously filling out a handout about their...
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May Takeuchi, Alex Takeuchi
Understanding Units of Analysis and Avoiding Fallacies
August 18, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Research Methods
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Having the research design, mode of data collection, and method of data analysis all in alignment with each other and especially with the original research questions is crucial in any scientific study. One common pitfall that often traps students of social sciences...
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Susan Vorsanger
Measuring Poverty in the U.S.
August 18, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Public Policy
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity, Lecture, PowerPoint
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
According to official government statistics, the poverty rate in the U.S. is 14.5% (2013). But what exactly does that mean – for example, how low does your income have to be in order to be considered ‘poor’? A PowerPoint presentation and a class exercise teach...
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Fletcher Winston
The Other Me: An Assignment to Develop the Sociological Imagination by Imagining a Walk in Someone Else’s Shoes
August 18, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This assignment asks introductory sociology students to create a new biography and imagine how this change in their personal profiles affects their interests, predilections, goals, and opportunities. Comparison between the personas and projected outcomes of their...
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Reginald A. Byron
Teaching the Sociological Imagination with SAT Data
August 18, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Education
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
A growing body of scholarship suggests that sociologists who teach undergraduate students must first confront students’ preconceived ideologies and misconceptions before teaching them how to think sociologically (Garoutte and Bobbit-Zeher 2011; Goldsmith 2006). This...
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Virginia Little
Understanding Colorism and Gender Inequality through Media
July 30, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Race, Class and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
The objective of this assignment is have students exercise critical thinking skills in the ways they think about racial and ethnic inequalities. Racism is well documented, but we rarely examine and talk about skin color discrimination within minority groups. This...
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Monika Myers
Sociology of Disasters Syllabus
July 29, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Other
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This Sociology of Disasters syllabus focuses on helping students learn to predict how people and organizations will behave before, during, and after disasters. The course starts by teaching some of the basics about how to categorize disasters. Second, students will...
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