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May 31, 2023

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Martha A. Easton
Power, Social Institutions, and Social Reproduction Syllabus
September 3, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Socialization
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
How are central components of society transmitted over time? This course examines the process of social reproduction. We will look at the importance of children in our society, how families socialize children, the institution of marriage, how schools teach a...
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Kelly A Dagan
Social Stratification
September 3, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Stratification/Mobility
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 200
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
Social stratification is a sociological, service-learning course where service-learning is embedded in sociological content. This means that teaching and learning occurs in a way that integrates classroom instruction with meaningful community service, while...
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Stephanie Medley-Rath
Online Introduction to Sociology Syllabus
August 29, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This syllabus is for an online version of Introduction to Sociology. The course is taught at a community college using You May Ask Yourself (Dalton Conley) and Everyday Sociology (Sternheimer).
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Lyndi Hewitt
Developing and Assessing Critical Thinking in Introductory Sociology
August 29, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Introductory sociology courses are well suited to cultivate critical thinking skills, particularly the ability to evaluate evidence, distinguish between fact and opinion, and appreciate multiple points of view. This resource is at once a critical writing assignment...
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Laura Ellen Hirshfield
Seminar in Social Psychology: Identity, Impression Management, and the Self
August 28, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Social Psychology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
Social psychology is the systematic study of the behavior, thoughts, and feelings individuals in interaction and of their relationship to larger groups in society. The field of social psychology is interdisciplinary – both psychologists and sociologists use many of...
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Tanya Maria Golash-Boza
Syllabus for Race and Ethnicity Course
August 26, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Racial and Ethnic Relations
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This syllabus uses the book "Race and Racisms" as the primary text with supplemental readings. The assignments for this class include two blog posts, weekly in-class writing, films, and two papers. The focus on blogging and in-class writing are two unique pedagogical...
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Chris Hardnack
Using Everyday Life to Illustrate Durkheim's Organic Solidarity.
August 26, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Martin Luther King Jr., a famous sociology major, once remarked, "Before you finish eating breakfast in the morning, you've depended on more than half of the world." Drawing inspiration from this quote students are asked to describe what they did in a given day, in...
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Annette Lareau
Stratification Active Learning Assignments
August 12, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Stratification/Mobility
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
As part of a lower division stratification seminar, 2014 ASA President Annette Lareau offers her students a series of exercises to be completed across the semester. This invited resource in the Presidential Pedagogies series presents 5 of her activities. They...
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Joanna S. Hunter
Seeing Gender: Using a Gender Journal and Term Paper to Teach the Sociology of Gender
August 8, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
This semester-long assignment is an exercise in "seeing the unseen" as it relates to gendered norms, expectations, and representations. Students keep a "gender journal" in which they write short (1-2 pages) entries each week about their gendered experiences. These...
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Jerome M Hendricks
Differential Outcomes and Socialization
August 8, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Stratification/Mobility
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Merton (1968) identifies manifest functions as the intended and expected functions of an institution while latent functions are unrecognized and therefore unintended outcomes of social processes. For example, while we all agree one manifest function of higher...
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