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May 31, 2023

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Hana Erin Brown
Public Sociology for Political Sociology: A Politics and Society Op-Ed Assignment
June 28, 2012
Subject Area(s):
Political Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
In lieu of a research paper, this assignment requires political sociology students to compose an op-ed piece modeled after those in the most widely respected U.S. and international newspapers. After selecting a particular issue related to politics and public policy,...
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DaShanne Stokes
Writing Empirical Research Papers
June 21, 2012
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Writing is a common activity in academia for students and professionals alike. Below are a number of the considerations that many journal reviewers and professors have in mind when reviewing empirical manuscripts. This checklist is by no means comprehensive and is...
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Donna Lee King
Using Videos to Teach Mass Media and Society from a Critical Perspective
June 20, 2012
Subject Area(s):
Visual Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
The cornerstone of my critical perspective is an analysis of the political economy of mass media (McChesney 200). To what degree are democratic institutions and practices threatened by increasing concentration and conglomeration of the mass media? Bagdikian (1997),...
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George Earl Touche
Touche Syllabus Environmental Sociology
June 15, 2012
Subject Area(s):
Environmental Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Syllabus for Environmental Sociology
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George Earl Touche
Touche' Syllabus Urban Sociology
June 15, 2012
Subject Area(s):
Urban Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Syllabus for Urban Sociology Course
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Daniel Monroe Sullivan
EMBRACING THE LEARNER-CENTERED APPROACH: A NEIGHBORHOOD RESEARCH EXAMPLE
June 12, 2012
Subject Area(s):
Urban Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
College 400
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
Teachers struggle with helping students learn complex content, on the one hand, and encouraging students to become more engaged at the beginning of the course, on the other. After nine years of teaching in a traditional way, I now employ a more learner-centered...
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Rodney D. Coates
Globalization, Social Justice and Human Rights
June 5, 2012
Subject Area(s):
Other
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
This course focuses on the theories, issues, and debates related to promoting social justice and positive change. Students will analyze how current frameworks – including values, assumptions, and actions – maintain the economic, political, and cultural structures...
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DaShanne Stokes
Creating and Challenging the Status Quo
May 31, 2012
Subject Area(s):
Political Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 400
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
Rules that sustain many forms of domination are typically created and imposed by the state. Laws can be used to stabilize power, especially by means of the state’s bureaucratic apparatus and by means of its coercive resources for monitoring and enforcing compliance....
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Julie A Pelton
Theory Syllabus
May 22, 2012
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
This course traces the intellectual history of sociology as a discipline, covering the important theoretical contributions of established classical and contemporary theorists. A significant portion of the class is devoted to Marx, Weber, and Durkheim, but a number...
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Julie A Pelton
Film Analysis Papers
May 22, 2012
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 400
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
Films are used in this major course assignment in order to provide students with a vehicle for discussing the most relevant concepts, ideas, or theories covered throughout the course. Students are asked choose from seven paper options which link a particular theorist...
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