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All TRAILS Resources
May 31, 2023

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Stephen Scanlan
Film Review: The Shrimp
October 1, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Environmental Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Film List
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Mary Nell Trautner, Elizabeth Borland
Using the Sociological Imagination to Teach about academic Integrity
October 1, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
The sociological imagination is a useful tool for teaching about plagiarism and academic integrity, and, in turn, academic integrity is a good case to help students learn about the sociological imagination.  We present an exercise in which the class discusses reasons...
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Thomas Horejes
Film Review: Rɘad Me Differently and Original Minds
October 1, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Research Methods
Resource Type(s):
Film List
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Audrey Elizabeth Devine-Eller
Monograph-based Introduction to Sociology
September 18, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment, Bibliography, Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
In this essay, I describe a "monograph" style of teaching Introduction to Sociology, where students read seven full recent sociology monographs in lieu of a textbook or excerpts from a reader. The primary strength is in developing good readers who are excited about...
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Adrienne Milner
The Impact of Sexuality and Gender on Students' Lives
September 13, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This assignment promotes students' understanding about how sexual and gender identity affects (both in terms of privelege and disadvantage) individuals' relationships with others as well as their relationship to other societal institutions such as education, the...
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Christopher Todd Beer
Race and College Admissions
September 10, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Race, Class and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Affirmative action continues to be a controversial topic in today’s broader society. This assignment explores different educational experiences among racial groups in the US using data and an applied "real world" example – race in college admissions. After the...
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Benny Charles Marcus
Development and Globalization
September 5, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Development
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
This course will introduce you to the study of development and globalization. The primary questions we will address are: What is development? What is globalization and what is its relationship with development? How have the processes of global development produced...
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Janice Kay Purk
Internship Assessment
August 27, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Other
Resource Type(s):
Assessment
Class Level(s):
College 400
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
The following resource is an internship assessment created for the review of sociology field sites and students on completion of a one semester internship. In searching the literature, little was available on internships for sociology majors and we developed this...
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Sheila M Katz
Connecting Students to Careers: Teaching Students about Careers in Sociology
August 26, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Capstone Courses
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This resource is a recently developed course called Careers in Sociology and it is a 4 semester unit, upper division course for Sociology majors and minors, often taken the semester before they graduate. The goal of Careers in Sociology is to take a sociological...
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Shawn Alan Trivette
Agriculture, Food, and Society
August 9, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Environmental Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
This course is designed to introduce students to the sociology of food and agriculture in the U.S. We will consider the dominant trends in U.S. agriculture; some of the emerging alternatives, politics, and responses to these trends; and the social, economic, and...
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