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May 31, 2023

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Jack Edwin Niemonen
Race and Ethnic Minorities Syllabus: Sociology 450/550
November 10, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Racial and Ethnic Relations
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
"Race and Ethnic Minorities Syllabus: Sociology 450/550" is a comprehensive syllabus for teaching the course as a history of paradigmatic shifts in how the race relations problematic is conceptualized and evaluated.
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Elizabeth CW Lyman
Global Social Problems: Analyses and Solutions
November 4, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Development
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 400
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
Through a research paper and presentation, students are able to show an in-depth understanding of a global social problem as well as their ability to use development and modernization theory in interpreting that social problem. In addressing the social problem of...
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Aurea K Osgood, Jennifer Nargang Chernega
Getting Students Excited About Social Research
November 2, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Research Methods
Resource Type(s):
Assignment, Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
In an effort to get undergraduate students interested in social research, we designed a series of "field trips" to research organizations. These organizations ranged from ranging from a community-based urban research center to an international data analysis and...
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Mikaila Mariel Lemonik Arthur
Research Methods Jeopardy
November 2, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Research Methods
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity, PowerPoint
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
This resource is a PowerPoint file containing a Jeopardy game used as final exam review in a research methods course focusing on planning a research project and collecting data. The PowerPoint is based on a blank Jeopardy template available online that has been...
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Katherine B Novak
Using Article Abstracts to Illustrate Research Concepts
November 2, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Research Methods
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This exercise requires students to read a number of abstracts from the research literature and answer a set of questions related to the research process individually and in a group discussion context. The key concepts covered include: inductive vs. deductive...
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Shannon N. Davis
Measurement Activity
November 2, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Research Methods
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
The purpose of this assignment is to provide experience in applying two critical concepts connecting sociological theory and research: conceptualization and operationalization. This assignment provides students with experience applying measurement techniques to...
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Gwen Sharp, Lisa Wade
Illustrating the Social Construction of Race and Racial Stereotypes with Images
October 26, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Race, Class and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Instructors often encounter resistance when they challenge students’ pre-existing beliefs about race and ethnicity. Students often find the idea that these categories are socially constructed, rather than purely biological, difficult to grasp, if not threatening. We...
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Susan Alexander
Film Review: Straightlaced: How Gender's Got Us All Tied Up
October 19, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Film List
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Rebekah Peeples Massengill
Sociological Writing as Higher-level Thinking: Assignments that Cultivate the Sociological Imagination
October 19, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Educators agree that developing critical thinking skills is a key goal of college education. While the literature on higher-level thinking emphasizes the significance of writing for developing such skills, teachers often receive little guidance about the kinds of...
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Jeffrey Rothstein
Film Review: Let's Make Money
October 19, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Stratification/Mobility
Resource Type(s):
Film List
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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