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May 31, 2023

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Raj Andrew Ghoshal, Cameron Lippard, Vanesa Ribas
Beyond Bigotry: Teaching about Unconscious Prejudice
April 30, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Researchers have demonstrated that unconscious prejudices around characteristics such as race, gender, and class are common, even among people who avow themselves unbiased. The authors present a method for teaching about implicit racial bias using online Implicit...
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Alexandra Marin
Personal Network Analysis
April 29, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Social Networks
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Students complete a name-generator based network survey, calculate common measures of network properties and write a short paper analyzing their own personal networks/ego-networks. This assignment is used in the course Introduction to Social Network Analysis....
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Stephanie Medley-Rath
PRICING BEAUTY (FIRST DAY OF CLASS ACTIVITY)
April 15, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
Using Ashley Mears' Pricing Beauty as a basis, students are introduced to stratification, the social construction of beauty, and content analysis on the first day of class. Moreover, the class discussion prompted by the activity helps set the tone for future class...
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Summer McWilliams, Anne Barrett
Greeting Card Analysis: Gendered Constructions of Love and Parenthood
April 11, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This class activity uses greeting cards to illustrate how our understandings of both love and parenthood are shaped by gender, in particular dominant ideas about masculinity and femininity. To address constructions of love, students are asked to bring Valentine’s Day...
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Tennille Nicole Allen
Visualizing Gender: Exploring the Social Construction of Femininity and Masculinity through Advertisements.
April 8, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Race, Class and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Given the immediacy and availability of advertisements as a function of old, new, and emerging technologies and media, students are exposed to a barrage of images and messages in numbers and ways unseen before and with implications not fully understood or realized....
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Anthony Peguero
Book Review: Sex, Drugs, and Death: Addressing Youth Problems in American Society
April 5, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Children and Youth
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Kristin Park
Religion and Society Syllabus
April 3, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Religion
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
In this course we study religion as a social and cultural phenomenon, with a particular emphasis on the contemporary United States. We examine religious beliefs, practices, institutions and movements as they are shaped by their social context and in turn influence...
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Christopher K Andrews
Challenging the Gospel of Individualism: An Exercise in Social Stratification
March 25, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Stratification/Mobility
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Social stratification is a difficult topic to teach to undergraduate students, especially given the popular American ethic of individualism. This paper describes an activity designed to simulate key aspects of social stratification, including the nature and impact of...
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Judith R. Halasz
Sociological Theory Syllabus
March 19, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This syllabus is designed to teach undergraduate students classical and contemporary sociological theory using primary texts, individual and group-based writing assignments, a creative project, film and current events analyses, and extensive class discussion. The...
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Elroi J. Windsor
Syllabus for Sociology of the Body
March 19, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Other
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
This syllabus is for a course that examines the body and embodiment through a sociological lens. It is designed as a special topics sociology course for students of all majors and educational levels. The assessments used in this course reflect this diverse body of...
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