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May 31, 2023

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May Takeuchi
Understanding your upbringing: How parenting behaviors are socially formed?
March 15, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Many students who take a lower-level Marriage and Family course are interested in understanding their own family lives. This writing assignment helps develop the students’ initial curiosity into a deeper sociological understanding of their own parent-child...
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Monika J. U. Myers, Brooke Vavricka
Social Problems Syllabus: A Problem-Based Learning Approach
March 15, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is widely accepted as an effective tool for student learning. In this syllabus, we introduce undergraduate students to Social Problems using a variety of case studies which allow them to apply sociology concepts to the real world. Using...
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Tennille Nicole Allen
The Clothesline Project: Unpacking Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence through Sociology of Gender course readings.
March 15, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Assignment, Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Given the high incidence of intimate partner violence as well as sexual abuse, assault, and violence that occurs within relationships, this assignment is designed to offer students an opportunity to deepen their understanding of the impacts of such abuse and violence...
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Elizabeth Anne Larsen
The Simpsons Help Us Understand Deviance and Social Control
March 15, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Deviant Behavior/Social Disorganization
Resource Type(s):
Assignment, Class Activity, Lecture, PowerPoint, Video
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Marge in Chains, an episode from the 4th season of the popular animated television show, The Simpsons, provides a wealth of opportunities for students to actively engage with concepts related to deviance and social control. Students first read about deviance and...
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Edward F. Vacha
APPENDIX B: SOME SURVEY ERRORS TO AVOID
January 28, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Research Methods
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Your text includes guidelines for designing surveys, and you should familiarize yourself with that material. The following brief list describes the most common errors I have encountered in surveys designed by beginners. After you draft your survey, check to see if...
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Melissa Lynne Swauger
Introduction to Sociology Syllabus
January 14, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Welcome to Principles of Sociology! While all of us are aware that we live in a society and that we belong to various social groups, we do not usually spend much time pondering how being a member of society and social groups contributes to who we are as individuals....
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Peter Kaufman
Scribo Ergo Cogito: Reflexivity through Writing
January 5, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This article builds on the concept of "writing as thinking" by describing an in-class, cumulative, peer-writing exercise that helps foster reflexivity. Reflexivity is understood as a process of seeing and a process of being. To be reflexive means that we are fully...
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Pamela Pitman Brown
Book Review: "Writing Empirical Research Reports: A Basic Guide for Students of the Social and Behavioral Sciences" and "Writing Literature Reviews: A Guide for Students of the Social and Behavioral Sciences"
January 5, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Research Methods
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Julie Pelton
'Seeing the Theory is Believing': Writing about Film to Reduce Theory Anxiety
January 5, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Both "theory" and "writing" engender a great deal of anxiety for the typical undergraduate sociology major. Writing-intensive theory courses increase this feeling exponentially. Active learning approaches to teaching theory are often advocated as a way to combat...
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Kristen Budd
Book Review: Writing in Sociology
January 5, 2013
Subject Area(s):
Qualitative Methodology
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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