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10 Most Frequently Downloaded Resources 2020
10 Most Frequently Downloaded Resources 2020
October 13, 2021

This resource collection includes the most frequently downloaded TRAILS resources in 2020. Some are new publications, some are resources that gained new relevance in 2020, and others have been on the top-10 list for many years in a row. And as you may notice, there are actually 11 resources here. That's because of ties in rankings. 

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Maria D. Duenas
Naming Racisms: Identifying and Responding to Biological and Colorblind Racisms
May 14, 2020
Subject Area(s):
Racial and Ethnic Relations
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
The purpose of this activity is to help students identify and respond to biological and colorblind racisms they may hear in their everyday lives. The activity uses a pedagogical technique of chat stations where students move around the classroom to visit five...
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Jonathan R. Wynn
The Alien Exercise: A Basic Introduction to Sociology Fieldnote Exercise
April 8, 2020
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
Getting a class on the same page early in the semester is often a challenge. A quick activity that sparks a lot of conversation without presuming too much knowledge about sociology, and that can bring everyone in regardless of their preparedness for college and the...
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Jeffrey A Gardner, Ashleigh E McKinzie
Embodying Inequality Activity: Teaching Intersectionality with Ethnographic Data
February 19, 2020
Subject Area(s):
Race, Class and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
Intersectionality is an analytic concept that signifies ways that inequalities may overlap to create unique forms of privilege and subjugation (Crenshaw 1989, 1991; Hill Collins 2009; Hill Collins and Bilge 2016). However, intersectionality is a perplexing concept...
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Jennifer McSpadden
Sociological Perspectives Active Learning Assignment
January 2, 2020
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
Teaching the three major sociological perspectives in an introductory course can be challenging. The perspectives can be difficult for students to understand, but applying the perspectives to concrete examples can help clarify them. This active learning exercise...
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Jared Wagenknecht
Using the Three Sociological Perspectives to "Define the Relationship"
November 25, 2019
Subject Area(s):
High School Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
High School
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This lesson includes notes and a class activity where students learn about the three sociological perspectives and apply their learning by using the functionalist, conflict and symbolic interaction perspectives in analyzing romantic relationships. This activity was...
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Deeb Paul Kitchen, Amber Nelson
The Social Construction of Sex
October 18, 2019
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Discourse shapes how we think about the social world. It exercises power over our imaginations and allows us to recognize the world in distinct ways. As such, it can serve as a lens to reveal assumptions about what we consider normal and what is deviant. This...
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Celeste Atkins
20 Concepts: A new way to teach an Introductory Course
September 27, 2019
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Teaching an Introduction to Sociology course is a challenging proposal. One must shallowly cover a vast amount of information in what is never enough time. At the community college level this is often exacerbated by the level of college-preparedness, study skills,...
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Quintin W.O. Myers
Who's White Now? An Examination of The Social Construction of Race
July 5, 2017
Subject Area(s):
Racial and Ethnic Relations
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
The purpose of this activity is to help students in survey (Introduction to Sociology, Social Problems) or Race and Ethnicity courses understand that racial classifications are socially and legally constructed. This activity begins by outlining how students perceive...
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Alecia Danielle Anderson, Angela Brown
Black Lives Matter Lecture
June 22, 2017
Subject Area(s):
Racial and Ethnic Relations
Resource Type(s):
Lecture
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This Black Lives Matter Lecture is meant to introduce the Black Lives Matter movement to students in various settings. The lecture content includes details regarding the inspiration for the movement, information about the founders and their guiding principles. In...
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Stephanie Medley-Rath
OBJECTS FROM EVERYDAY LIFE: A CAN OF COCA-COLA
September 2, 2015
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
"Objects From Everyday Life: A Can of Coca-Cola" is a detailed adaptation of an activity adapted by Peter Kaufman (1997) and published in Teaching Sociology. This exercise is designed to help students develop their sociological imagination. Specifically, students...
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