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May 31, 2023

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Sara F Mason
Understanding U.S. Wealth Distribution: Ideals, Perceptions & Reality
February 14, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
This introductory-level interactive class exercise is designed to introduce key concepts related to wealth and inequality. Student works in small groups to visually depict U.S. Wealth Distribution using a pie graph (splitting U.S. wealth into fifths). Then students...
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Nicole Lise Rosen, Nicole A. Shoenberger
Lookism in Media and How It Influences Our Perceptions
January 31, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
The media’s influence in perpetuating and reinforcing stereotypes is indisputable, and overwhelmingly, students have a fairly easy time understanding this link. However, there is still a need for more concrete in-class applications in order for students to...
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René Hoffmann
Making Male Privilege Visible
January 29, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
Privileges are unearned advantages or benefits people receive because of their group memberships. There are two important features that work in concert to make our privileges invisible: (1) the characteristics of the privileged group become cultural norms and (2)...
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Aurea K Osgood, Charissa K Eaton
Reinventing the Wheel: Lessons Learned in Redesigning a Gerontology Program
January 24, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Aging/Social Gerontology
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
In light of regional needs for a gerontology program, two faculty set out redesign the minor curriculum by incorporating a more interdisciplinary focus, by garnering faculty and administrative support, and through strategic student recruitment. This article outlines...
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Kimber L Hendrix, Becka A Alper
Mythbusters: A Student Activity that Debunks Fallacious Information
January 24, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Undergraduate students often enter sociology courses with preconceived notions, or myths, regarding various social phenomena. As such, sociology instructors struggle to overcome confirmation bias and motivated reasoning when teaching since many students disregard...
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Chelsea Starr
Using the Film "Crash" to Teach Intersectionality
January 14, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment, Class Activity, Video
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This essay outlines the use of a simple intersectionality chart for students to use when analyzing interactions between characters of different race, class, and gender in the film "Crash". Includes a writing assignment and rubric. Appropriate for introductory...
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Anjel N Stough-Hunter
Deviance Management in Your Community-AA Experience
January 14, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Deviant Behavior/Social Disorganization
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This course project seeks to increase students awareness of the management of deviance in their home town through the observation of local AA meetings. Students demonstrate an ability to apply theories and concepts learned in a course on deviance in a final paper....
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Anjel Stough-Hunter
Gender Socialization
January 13, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This assignment challenges students to think critically about their current experience of gender socialization, as well as compare and contrast the socialization process of college men and women with an emphasis on the influence of media as an agent of socialization....
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Chastity Lynn Blankenship
The Gender Pay Gap
January 9, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
The Gender Pay Gap allows students to apply secondary research analysis skills by looking at data from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Using Table 39: Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed...
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Aya Kimura Ida
Self-Graded SPSS Lab Exercises
January 8, 2014
Subject Area(s):
Statistics
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 400
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
Adopting self-grading as a learning tool, this set of four lab exercises helps students practice using SPSS techniques they learned in class and get used to interpreting the univariate and bivariate results (e.g., proportions, means, standard deviations, independent...
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