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All TRAILS Resources
May 31, 2023

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Andrea Hunt
Student Learning Portfolios
April 1, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assessment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Authentic assessment focuses on the application of knowledge and skills in a creative manner. This departs from a traditional approach to assessment where students recall or apply information in a more standardized form. Authentic assessment allows students the...
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Kristen Budd
Film Review: Code of the West
April 1, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Alcohol and Drugs
Resource Type(s):
Film List
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Josephine Maggio, Wib Leonard
Film Review: Strong: A Film by Julie Wyman
April 1, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Film List
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Bronwen Lichtenstein, Jamie DeCoster
Lessons on Stigma: Teaching About HIV/AIDS
April 1, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Teaching about the sociology of HIV/AIDS involves teaching about the causes and effects of stigma. We describe a Sociology of HIV/AIDS course at the University of Alabama in which stigma reduction was assessed as a primary objective. The syllabus involved...
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Kevin Dougherty, Brita Andercheck
Using Facebook to Engage Learners in a Large Introductory Course
April 1, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Large
Abstract:
Classes of hundreds pose special challenges for teaching and learning. Notable among these challenges is the tendency for students to feel like anonymous spectators rather than active, collaborative participants. To combat this tendency, we used the popular social...
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Mairead Eastin Maloney, Lisa Pelehach
'You're Not Good Enough': Teaching Undergraduate Students about the Sexualization of Girls and Women
April 1, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Race, Class and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Sociologists have developed compelling pedagogical strategies to focus the undergraduate gaze on problems of gender and sexuality. Nested within the social construction of gender norms, the sexualization of girls and women negatively impacts individual,...
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Chih-Ling Liou
Book Review: Going Alone: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone
April 1, 2014
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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Kia Heise
Book Review: Speaking of Race and Class: The Student Experience at an Elite College
April 1, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Race, Class and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Jennifer Lynn Keys
Gender Markers in Adult Halloween Costumes
March 18, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This activity is designed to help students learn more about gendered socialization practices by engaging them in a systematic coding and analysis of gender markers in adult Halloween costumes.
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Wesley L. James
Teaching Introduction to Sociology to Pre-Medical Students
March 17, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Medical Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
In response to recent changes to the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) for entry into medical school beginning in 2015, the Department of Sociology at The University of Memphis introduced a new and special section of Introduction to Sociology for Pre-Medical...
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