
Learning Resources for Sociology Students
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Exploring Data links to rich data sources for addressing sociological questions.
Simulations create situations that resemble those found in real life in key respects. They then alter an important condition to see what happens under different circumstances.
Other Exercises involve thought experiments, games, or class exercises designed to illustrate sociological processes or concepts.
Films may reveal important sociological ideas, provide historical background, or permit close observation under controlled conditions.
Supplemental Resources include useful readings, examples, or photos.
Fun Stuff aims to show that sociology can be fun as well as informative.
Using Census Data to Analyze your Neighborhood
Media Violence Research Project
A Comparative Look at the Death Penalty
How Much Crime is There?
Activities Inventory Exercise
Examining Poverty Using the Institute for Poverty Research and the Census
Sociological and Individualistic Explanations for Human Behavior
Religious Denominations in the United States
Trends in Violent Crime Data Exercise
Race and Ethnicity Data Exercise
Network Exercise
Using Sociological Abstracts to Identify Primary Research Studies
Earnings by Education and Gender
Media Violence Research Project
A Comparative Look at the Death Penalty
How Much Crime is There?
Activities Inventory Exercise
Examining Poverty Using the Institute for Poverty Research and the Census
Sociological and Individualistic Explanations for Human Behavior
Religious Denominations in the United States
Trends in Violent Crime Data Exercise
Race and Ethnicity Data Exercise
Network Exercise
Using Sociological Abstracts to Identify Primary Research Studies
Earnings by Education and Gender
Life Happens: A Work, Class, and Access to Resources Exercise
Sociopoly
Star Power
Coin Toss To Explore Social Inequality
Sociopoly
Star Power
Coin Toss To Explore Social Inequality
TV Media and Reality: An Observation
Collective Behavior and Social Movements
Reliability and Validity
Gender Socialization Lab/Fieldtrip
Theories of Social Change
American Values in Print Media
Causes and Consequences of Social Change
Hypothesis Testing
Draw a Map Exercise
Twenty Statements Test
Life Happens: A Work, Class, and Access to Resources Exercise
Deviance Theory Exercise
Knowledge of the Hidden Rules of Social Class
Collective Behavior and Social Movements
Reliability and Validity
Gender Socialization Lab/Fieldtrip
Theories of Social Change
American Values in Print Media
Causes and Consequences of Social Change
Hypothesis Testing
Draw a Map Exercise
Twenty Statements Test
Life Happens: A Work, Class, and Access to Resources Exercise
Deviance Theory Exercise
Knowledge of the Hidden Rules of Social Class
Films Pertinent to Sociology
Quiet Rage
The Merchants of Cool
Nova: Secrets of the Wild Child
Roger and Me
Quiet Rage
The Merchants of Cool
Nova: Secrets of the Wild Child
Roger and Me
Becoming a Member of Society through Socialization
Illustrating Social Structure
Instructional Ideas for Teaching the Distinction between Normative and Empirical Statements
What Do Sociologists Do?
Photo to accompany Hanson Reading
Excerpts from Malcolm Gladwell's The Tipping Point
Illustrating Social Structure
Instructional Ideas for Teaching the Distinction between Normative and Empirical Statements
What Do Sociologists Do?
Photo to accompany Hanson Reading
Excerpts from Malcolm Gladwell's The Tipping Point