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Meghan L. Mills
Sociology of Therapy and Service Animals
July 7, 2016
... valuable real life experience. Also, the course is taught in partnership with Hand in Paw, a local non ..."
Subject Area(s):
Disabilities
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
Syllabus and usage notes for "Sociology of Therapy and Service Animals." The focus of this course is on emotional support, therapy, and service animals (collectively referred to as support animals) in U.S. society as viewed from a sociological perspective. Emphasis...
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Stephanie Medley-Rath
Considerations For Selecting Open Education and Open Access Readings
February 24, 2016
... are some of the limitations of reading electronically? My students could rent an Android-based tablet ..."
Subject Area(s):
Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Essay
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Textbook costs are increasing. Students opt to get through a course without the textbook to save money. Faculty recognizing this challenge might consider free alternatives to the conventional textbook to save students money and increase the likelihood of students...
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Shawn Alan Trivette
Using Peer Reviewed Research Essays in Large Introductory Courses
October 7, 2013
... . Munkres, Susan. 2010. "Music that Challenges the Gender System: A “Real Life” Assignment." Assignment ..."
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assignment, Essay
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Large
Abstract:
This activity is designed to give students in large sections of Introduction to Sociology classes the opportunity to write analytic papers without overwhelming the instructor's ability to grade them. Students write a 3-4 page paper (drawing on observational data...
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Laura Krull
Beyond Loving - Discussion Guide
January 8, 2021
... , and to one of their choice or from their own life). These roles were inspired by Persell (2004), Parrott and Cherry (2011 : to another reading, to a class concept, and to one of their choice or from their own life). These roles were ..."
Subject Area(s):
Family
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 200
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This resource provides discussion questions for Beyond Loving: Intimate Racework in Lesbian, Gay, and Straight Interracial Relationships by Amy Steinbugler (2012). In this discussion guide, I provide questions specific to each chapter, as well as suggested...
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Brandon Bosch
Gender in the Slasher Film Genre
October 3, 2016
... his life that he can’t help but become a villain. He isn’t a man-child like Jason, but some might call him has such a firm control over his life that he can’t help but become a villain. He isn’t a man-child like Jason ..."
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Lecture
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Slasher films typically involve a lone killer/monster stalking a group of people, often picking them off a few at a time. Formulaic and full of long-lived franchises, it is relatively easy for students to pick up on themes and patterns in the slasher films. Moreover,...
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Jacqueline M Zalewski, Miguel Ceballos, Susan Brudvig
The Sociology Majors Project
November 6, 2020
... . (Faculty used this information to develop a table of six dominant career pathways of alumni with a range ..."
Subject Area(s):
Work and Labor Markets
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
Sociology programs, like West Chester University (WCU), are concerned by progressively lower student enrollment in the major. This is partly because a sociology degree is not analogous to a specific profession or job industry like professional degrees in business...
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Dan Lainer-Vos
Making it real: Conducting an Online Experiment Replication
January 12, 2023
... read the first page and table of Kenneth Raskinski's question-wording experiment (1989) and choose table Demographics block: education level, political ideology, gender Survey end (with payment ..."
Subject Area(s):
Qualitative Methodology, Quantitative Methodology, Teaching and Learning in Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment, Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 300, College 400
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Online experimentation is a crucial part of a new frontier of the social sciences. This class exercise and assignments give students hands-on experience with online experimentation. The exercise and assignment challenges students to replicate simple online...
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Mark Philip Killian
The City According to….: The Theory of Urban Sociology.
July 31, 2012
... Politics Consensus of Wills “Folk Society” Culture and Artisans Family is the general basis of life we discussed the concept (see Slide #4). 2 Lecture (Slide):  Life and context of Tonnies ..."
Subject Area(s):
Urban Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Assessment, Assignment, Class Activity, Lecture, PowerPoint
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This lesson plan covers the major theoretical developments in urban sociology from the late 19th century to the late 20th century. Through this lesson students will learn the following concepts: Gemeinschaft, Geshellschaft, Metropolitan Man, Wirth’s theory of...
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Scott T Grether, Aysha Bodenhamer
Analyzing Police Violence Against Men
February 26, 2019
... the room to observe what each group is doing on their laptops/tablets. Or you can answer any questions ..."
Subject Area(s):
Criminology/Delinquency
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
This is an active learning activity where students analyze media reporting on police violence through a sociological lens. The purpose of this activity is twofold. First, students will engage in a type of sociological research in the classroom – qualitative content...
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Sue Nash
Family Violence: An Instagram post exercise for Sexual Assault Awareness (Month)
March 25, 2022
... et al., 2016). As such, it may be beneficial to combine a tool used in everyday nonacademic life in an academic ..."
Subject Area(s):
Family, Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems, Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Assignment, Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:

Sexual assault remains an important topic on college campuses. Educating and bringing awareness to the issue of sexual assault is one way to assist in the prevention of sexual abuse and harassment. April is sexual assault awareness month. The National Sexual...

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Jennifer R. Darrah-Okike, Keith Scott, Penn Pantumsinchai
Teaching Sociological Theory: Engaging Visual and Creative Learning
October 27, 2016
... the idea that laborers or cultural producers ‘work hard’ and that social life involves injustice ..."
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 200
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
We provide instructions for three classroom activities to use in an introduction to sociological theory course for undergraduates. The goals of the activities are to develop students’ understanding of key concepts from sociological theory and to practice applying...
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John Michael Kainer
Socratic Inquiry and Durkheim's Division of Labor
November 30, 2016
... their own life that illustrate Durkheim's theory. The activity begins with a Socratic inquiry questions to spark discussions and get students interested in sharing examples from their own life ..."
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity, Lecture
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
When students think about the sociology classes they are most excited to take, classical social theory is rarely at the top of that list. This set of notes and activity guide details a method for teaching students about Durkheim's division of labor without having to...
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Michael Ramirez
Boredom on the Job
June 4, 2013
... in which workers deal with these aspects of work life. After reading and/or lecturing on sociological jobs and the ways in which workers deal with these aspects of work life. After reading and/or lecturing ..."
Subject Area(s):
Work and Labor Markets
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This introductory-level assignment starts with a basic premise: Work can sometimes be boring. Students are asked to interview someone who has worked in a self-defined "boring" job and document and analyze those experiences. This is a two-part assignment, the first of...
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Erik Olin Wright
Contemporary American Society
May 13, 2014
... and, as much as possible, have the capacity to put their life plans into effect. 2. Prosperity: the idea problems addressed in class and in the readings to life for students. When I have taught this course their life plans into effect. 2. Prosperity: the idea that an economy should generate a high standard ..."
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
*Invited Resource* What kind of country do we live in? What does it even mean to talk about a "kind" of country? We all know what it means to ask of a strange creature "what kind of animal is this?" But it is less clear how to ask the same question of a society. The...
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Erik Olin Wright
Sociology 125: Contemporary American Society
May 1, 2014
... and, as much as possible, have the capacity to put their life plans into effect. 2. Prosperity: the idea problems addressed in class and in the readings to life for students. When I have taught this course their life plans into effect. 2. Prosperity: the idea that an economy should generate a high standard ..."
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 100
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
What kind of country do we live in? What does it even mean to talk about a "kind" of country? We all know what it means to ask of a strange creature "what kind of animal is this?" But it is less clear how to ask the same question of a society. The question is muddied...
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Rachel Sparkman, A. Logan Clary
A HANDS-ON APPROACH TO INTRODUCING ORAL HISTORIES IN AN UNDERGRADUATE COURSE
August 7, 2018
... life with the use of a qualitative methodology not commonly found in today’s sociological research Sociology course that focused on addressing specific capitals of the rural life experience; language This activity and final project assignment incorporates the interactive understanding of social life ..."
Subject Area(s):
Qualitative Methodology
Resource Type(s):
Assessment, Assignment, Audio, Class Activity, PowerPoint
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This activity and final project assignment incorporates the interactive understanding of social life with the use of a qualitative methodology not commonly found in today’s sociological research: the oral history. While this resource was used for a Rural Sociology...
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Carla Corroto
Gender Socialization and Shopping: Data Collection in the Children’s Clothing, Décor, Greeting Card, and Toy Aisles.
November 12, 2018
... recover…" (Wade and Ferree 2015, p.66). We understand socialization as a lifelong process ..."
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
With this assignment, we investigate gender socialization and consumption. Instructors may use this assignment in an introductory course, in sociology of family, or in a sociology of gender class. Students collect data at major retailers looking for reification of,...
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Jonathan R. Wynn
The Alien Exercise: A Basic Introduction to Sociology Fieldnote Exercise
April 8, 2020
... differences among student perspectives. Although the exercise is geared toward a ‘reboot’ of one’s life, I can of sociology that is based around the idea of questioning the apparent order of social life. Among the many ..."
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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Virginia Little
Naming and Framing Gender: Analyzing Gendered Vocabulary
April 15, 2015
... discussion on how race,class and gender intersect in everyday life. discussion on how race, class and gender intersect in everyday life. This would be an excellent teaching ..."
Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Medium
Abstract:
The objective of this assignment is to give students the opportunity to apply knowledge about how gender is socially constructed through vocabulary. Students will identify vocabulary that is gender-biased, then create "new" vocabulary that is gender-neutral or...
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Sandra Marie Loughrin
Sex-Ed Story-Time: Understanding and Applying the Social Construction of Sexuality
July 3, 2018
... -Ebing, Richard. 2004. "1.2 A System of Psychology of Sexual Life.” Pp. 11-14 in Sexualities: Identities ..."
Subject Area(s):
Sexualities
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Small
Abstract:
One of the most difficult tasks for most undergraduates is to apply the knowledge they have gained throughout the course in a way that is meaningful. This project attempts to solve the discontent between theory, content, and application. This project asks students to...
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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
... everyone, from policy makers to community leaders, about the day to day realities of life with a shortage to use to educate everyone, from policy makers to community leaders, about the day to day realities of life ..."
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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Andrea Hunt
Student Learning Portfolios
April 1, 2014
... for navigating easily through the content. You should have a Table of Contents indicating major sections ..."
Subject Area(s):
Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems
Resource Type(s):
Assessment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
Authentic assessment focuses on the application of knowledge and skills in a creative manner. This departs from a traditional approach to assessment where students recall or apply information in a more standardized form. Authentic assessment allows students the...
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Hana Erin Brown
Public Sociology for Political Sociology: A Politics and Society Op-Ed Assignment
June 28, 2012
... at their breakfast table or computer screen. Use the active voice. Don't write: "It is hoped that [or: One would ..."
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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Carla D Ilten
Watching the Culture Industry at work: Superbowl commercials as cultural products
May 19, 2015
... to discover new themes such as the role of technology (e.g. cars), pets, messages about the good life, and ask  commercials are a firmly established institution of U.S. popular cultural life. They reach a  massive audience ..."
Subject Area(s):
Theory
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 300
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
In this media activity, students will learn to watch advertisements through the lens of Critical Theory. Students will discover how "the whole world is passed through the filter of the culture industry" and distinguish the fun and amusement of this genre from the...
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Debjani Chakravarty
Sociology of the Internet and Identities
December 14, 2017
...  sure  to  ask  for  help  within  and  outside  the  classroom.  Since   life ..."
Subject Area(s):
Communication and Information Technologies
Resource Type(s):
Syllabus
Class Level(s):
College 400
Class Size(s):
Any
Abstract:
This is a syllabus for a sociology course on new media and how it reshapes identities and societies. Ever since the internet became a domesticated technology through the creation of the World Wide Web in 1991, it started restructuring social institutions,...
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