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May 31, 2023

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Diana Papademas, Stephen Kirkpatrick
Visual Sociology Distributor Resources
October 4, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Visual Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Film List
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This is a list of distributors of visual material that has been useful in sociology and related fields. Their catalogs, mostly available on the Web, usually provide subject searching and descriptions. A few Websites are designed for searching visuals and their...
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Gretchen Arnold
WebQuest Project: Poverty and Social Structure
September 27, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Stratification/Mobility
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
This WebQuest project is designed to help undergraduates understand the social structural bases of poverty in the U.S. Specifically, students evaluate how useful our employment opportunities and social safety net are for families who do not possess wealth or social...
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Chris Salituro, Lana Blitstein
Drugs and Deviance
August 31, 2011
Subject Area(s):
High School Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
High School
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This activity uses real pharmacological descriptions of unnamed drugs as a discussion piece for deviance. Students will be asked to label the drugs as illegal or legal based on the drugs' descriptions. This activity helps to illustrate the relativity of deviance...
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An red ocean liner
Chris Salituro
Abandon Ship!
August 31, 2011
Subject Area(s):
High School Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
High School
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This lesson is a simulation based on real life events. Students will take on a status, role-play based on that status and then debrief the activity. The goal of this simulation is that Students will understand the social construction of individual’s identities;...
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Cynthia Taines
Sociology of Urban Education
August 30, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Education
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
In this course, we will use disciplinary perspective of sociology—both its theoretical orientations and empirical approaches—to analyze urban education in the United States. We will begin by examining the social context surrounding urban education: the economic...
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Kristin Park
Cultural Practice Paper
August 30, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Cultural Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
In this paper you will investigate a contemporary practice from a culture other than the one in which you have primarily been raised. Remember that "cultures" sometimes but not always have the same boundaries as nation-states and you should take care to historically...
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Cynthia Taines
Race/ethnicity and Education Research Assignment
August 30, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Education
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 400
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
The goal of this assignment is to examine the meaning of race and ethnicity for U.S.-born students in local school communities. You will investigate whether race/ethnicity affects where students live and attend school, how race shapes students’ achievement,...
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Cynthia Taines
Sociology of Urban Education Research Paper
August 12, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Education
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Graduate
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
In this course, we will be doing sociology in addition to reading about and discussing it. This means we will be studying a reform in our local context, and using sociological literature and theory to interpret the results. You should select a reform being...
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Jeff A. Larson, William Tsitsos, Kalfani Turé
PRESENTATION-OF-SELF EXERCISE
July 25, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
In this in-class exercise students are sensitized to the presentation of self in a modified speed-dating setting and gain experience in qualitative research by engaging in participant-observation. Students meet in pairs and talk with one another in back-to-back...
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Phillip Smith
Book Review: Civility: A Cultural History
July 19, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Comparative Sociology/Historical Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Bibliography
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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