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All TRAILS Resources
May 31, 2023

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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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Laura West Steck, Jennifer Engler, Mary Ligon
Doing Poverty: Learning Outcomes among Students Participating in the Community Action Poverty Simulation Program
July 19, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Stratification/Mobility
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Large
Abstract:
This article discusses an application of the Lewinian/Kolb experiential learning model in the context of undergraduate participation in the Missouri Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS) program. CAPS is designed to simulate common, everyday experiences among...
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Lisa Garoutte, Donna Bobbit-Zeher
Changing Students' Perceptions of Inequality?: Combining Traditional Methods and a Budget Exercise to Facilitate a Sociological Perspective
July 19, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Budget exercises are frequently used in introductory and social problems courses to facilitate student understanding of income inequality. But do these exercises actually lead to greater sociological understanding? To explore this issue, the authors studied...
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Robert Owen Gardener
Film Review: Play Again
July 19, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Film List
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Massimo Ragnedda
Book Review: The Internet and Social Inequalities
July 19, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Mass Communication/Public Opinion
Resource Type(s):
Audio
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
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Karla A. Erickson
Human Sexuality in the U.S.
June 22, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
How do Americans come to know themselves as sexual beings? How do individuals develop attractions, make sexual choices, define and enact their own sexuality? How do institutions and organizations influence understandings of human sexuality over time? These are some...
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Leslie Picca
Sociology of Sexualities
June 22, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
This course is about sexuality and how it is perceived, defined, and experienced in the context of society. It is also about how sexuality influences our lives, reflected in social norms, attitudes and beliefs, through public and private policies and practices, and...
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Monica Ulrich Ulrich, Mark Bigler
Sexual Anatomy
June 22, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
Purpose: To learn the sex differences between men and women, to learn which sex people are more familiar and comfortable with, to learn how to use precise sexual language in a classroom setting. Time: 20 minutes Preparation: Prepare note cards. Each note card should...
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Erica Hunter
(Hetero)normative Bodies
June 22, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
"Brief Description This is an activity that I do in my Sociology of Gender course that is relevant to introducing and exploring the intersection of gender and sexuality with students. Students are asked to draw a picture of an "ideal man" or "ideal woman" and...
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Nancy Mezey
Gender & Sexual Identities
June 22, 2011
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
This course draws on sociological and feminist theories of identity to question the definitions, constructions, deconstructions, ambivalences, and socially constructed nature of gender and sexual identities. In questioning such identities, this course aims at...
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