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All TRAILS Resources
May 31, 2023

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Richard Sullivan
Book Review: First Contact: Teaching and Learning in Introductory Sociology
July 1, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Debra Oznowitz, Kathleen Jenkins
The Theory Forum: Teaching Social Theory through Interactive Practice
July 1, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Common concerns in required theory courses are student disengagement when encountering difficult texts and hesitation to engage in theorizing. To address these challenges, we have developed an interactive exercise, which we call the theory forum. Students work in...
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Ben McNair
Book Review: Dude, You're a Fag
July 1, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Amy Baumann Grau
Social Construction of Race, Ethnicity, and/or Gender Through Media
June 26, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Race, Class and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
The social construction of race, ethnicity, and gender are common topics in sociology classes and can be difficult for students to grasp on their own. This assignment has students look at the media and advertising displays of race, ethnicity, and/or gender and how...
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Rita Shah
Race, Class, and Gender in the Criminal Justice System
June 12, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Race, Class and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
While the US criminal justice system is based on notions of equality and equal treatment under the law, recent scholarship suggests these ideals are not being put into practice. Specifically, ideas of race, class, and gender often impact how the criminal justice...
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George Earl Touche'
Touche Syllabus Introduction to Sociology
May 15, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Syllabus for Introduction to Sociology
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Erik Olin Wright
Contemporary American Society
May 13, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
*Invited Resource* What kind of country do we live in? What does it even mean to talk about a "kind" of country? We all know what it means to ask of a strange creature "what kind of animal is this?" But it is less clear how to ask the same question of a society. The...
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Scott G McNall, Andrew Szasz
Teaching the Sociology of Climate Change
May 13, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Environmental Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Pedagogical Essay Resource: The goal of this article is to provide guidance to those introductory sociology and social problems instructors who want to introduce the subject of the sociology of climate change into one week of an existing quarter or semester class. We...
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Susan J. Ferguson
Identities and Inequalities: Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality
May 5, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Race, Class and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
This course syllabus explores sociological theories, research, and experiences of privileged and oppressed identities, including race-ethnicity, social class, gender, sexuality, and ability. Sociologists have many ways of conceptualizing identity-based inequality,...
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Erik Olin Wright
Sociology 125: Contemporary American Society
May 1, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
What kind of country do we live in? What does it even mean to talk about a "kind" of country? We all know what it means to ask of a strange creature "what kind of animal is this?" But it is less clear how to ask the same question of a society. The question is muddied...
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