Sociology Through Active Learning Student Exercises

Puzzling Over Theoretical Perspectives Kathleen S. Lowney The Speed Discussion Peter Kaufman Faculty Doors as Symbolic Statements John W. Eby A Very Short Survey Susan M. Collins and Sue R. Crull Helping Experiment Paul Higgins and Mitchell B. Mackinem An Introduction to an Important Source for Basic Quantitative Sociological Data Edward L. Kain Decoding Human Behavior: Social Norms and Daily Life Corinne Lally Benedetto Understanding Social Location Andrea Malkin Brenner Application Exercise on Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism Virginia T. Gill Peer Learning in Sociology — Learning about Other Cultures from International Students Beth Pamela Skott Observing Culture Craig This Writing Children’s Books Peter Kaufman Gender Socialization Betsy Lucal Leadership, Gender, and the Invisible Ceiling: Survey Activity Keith A. Roberts NASA: Understanding Social Interaction Heather M. Griffiths Group Decision-Making Judy L. Singleton Six Statements for Teaching Social Stratification Lissa J. Yogan Guided Fantasy: The Titanic Game John R. Bowman Food Stamp Challenge Sandra Enos Making Ends Meet Mellisa Holtzman Global Inequality: Comparing Guinea to the United States Fadia Joseph and Donal J. Malone Global Stratification and its Impact on a Country’s Population Characteristics Edward L. Kain Team Case Study of a Community Organization Rebecca Bach Structural Change at Your College or University Charles S. Green Critique of Student Government Alton M. Okinaka Occupation and Income Exercise Keith A. Roberts Fast Food, Fast Talk: Interactive Service Work Catherine Fobes and Adam Gillis Critically Thinking About Race through Visual Media Marcia Marx and Mary Thierry Texeira Drawing Pictures: Race and Gender Stereotypes Jacqueline C. Simpson Stump that Race Game Melanie D. Hildebrandt A Group Exercise in Affirmative Action Jacqueline C. Simpson Analyzing the Social Construction of Gender in Birth Announcement Cards Jacqueline Clark and Maxine Atkinson Reading Little Critter: Understanding the Power of Symbols Jacqueline C. Simpson Debating Deviance Brenda L. Beagan Deviance Mini Case Study Janis McCoy Images of Crime Paul Higgins and Mitchell Mackinem Media Portrayals of Crime Rebecca L. Bordt Drug Testing in the Workplace: What Would You Do? Robert B. Pettit Housework: Division of Labor Judy Aulette Parenthood: Defining Family Judy Aulette Family History Project Mark R. Warren Tommy?s Story Marjorie Altergott Mapping Census Data for Your Town Julie A. Pelton and Frank D. Beck Song Analysis Project Mellisa Holtzman “All of a Sudden?”: Exploring Sociology in Everyday Life Sarah E. Rusche and Kris Macomber Critical Reports on Contemporary Social Problems John J. Shalanski Literary and Artistic Reflections on War, Terror and Violence Danielle Taana Smith Student Empowerment: Student-Designed Syllabus Ada Haynes My Page: Student Information Janis McCoy Initial Group Assessment John R. Bowman Panel Debates Kathleen R. Johnson.