Sociology Source. When a student is angry pull them closer to you. Embrace their critique and thank them for it. Show them that you really hear what they are saying and ask them to keep talking. If right now you think I’m crazy, that’s okay. This is a counterintuitive approach and that’s what makes it both disarming and pedagogically rich. To understand why this approach works, first we have to examine how teachers commonly frame a student’s vehement challenge. Student “Attacks” & “Defending” Our Selves When a student challenges you, how do you respond?
Most of the time we are protecting our identities as teachers. You might be tempted to think that this is an issue for only new teachers or sub-par teachers. The point I’m making here is that it is perilous to conceptualize a student as your adversary. How to Handle Student Challenges “Thank you for sharing this with me. This is a classic deescalation technique. From here, encourage your students to continue talking. References: Goffman, Erving. 2013. Sociology In Focus | A Sociology Micro-Reader. Using Social Media to Teach Sociology. Poverty Games, Part 5: Inequality Monopoly | Active Learning in Political Science © Some of my sociologist friends turned me onto a common game they use in their field to teach about social class and inequality: Inequality Monopoly (also called Modified Monopoly, Development Monopoly, or Stratified Monopoly). The basic idea is to have students play a classic game of Monopoly (8 students to a board, multiple boards as needed) but with a twist: starting resources, salary, jail, and other effects of the game change based on which ‘social class’ you are randomly assigned at the beginning.
So the upper class player may start with $2500 and a couple of hotels they can place on the first property they land on, while the middle class starts with $1500 and a house, the working class $1000 and lower class $500. Salaries change too; only the upper class gets the full $200 for passing Go. You can also speed up the game by simply distributing property in advance; some of the rule sets below have ideas on ways to do this. Resources to Play the Game: Poverty Games Pt 3: Free Rice. Waren. Category: Inequality. AVID Sociology Instruction. RESOURCES FOR TEACHING SOCIAL JUSTICE and MULTICULTURAL UNDERSTANDING - Google Docs.
This Graphic Explains 20 Cognitive Biases That Affect Your Decision-Making. Glogin?mobile=1&URI= 10 Ways Well-Meaning White Teachers Bring Racism Into Our Schools. Trautner-Borland--Academic_Integrity.pdf. TSBidwell1995.pdf. Videos about Social Issues | Films For Action. You Need Sociology to Understand Ferguson | SociologyInFocus. Students often wonder why sociology 101 is a required course. In this piece, Nathan Palmer argues that without sociology we cannot fully understand events like the tragic killing of Mike Brown by officer Darren Wilson. Over the next few weeks thousands of students across the country will start a sociology 101 class. Most will not be sociology majors and many will walk into class wondering, “why on earth am I required to take this class?” The answer is, at least in part, so you can understand the world around you instead of merely making sense of it. All of us make sense of the world around us, but that doesn’t mean that we understand why people behave the way they do or why things happen day-to-day.
To fully understand the people and events in our lives, we must use science and develop a sociological imagination. That is, we have to develop the ability to see how individuals are influenced by the rest of society. Expanding U.S. The Expanding Role of Police in Society The War on Drugs. Framework_for_teaching.pdf. Rethinking Cinco de Mayo | The Zinn Education Project. By Sudie Hofmann I recently came across a flier in an old backpack of my daughter's: Wanted: Committee Chairs for this Spring's Cinco de Mayo All School Celebration. The flier was replete with cultural props including a sombrero, cactus tree, donkey, taco, maracas, and chili peppers.
Seeing this again brought back the moment when, years earlier, my daughter had handed the flier to me, and I'd thought, "Oh, no. " The local K-6 elementary school's Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) was sponsoring a stereotypical Mexican American event. There were no Chicana/o students, parents, or staff members who I was aware of in the school community and I was concerned about the event's authenticity. After making some inquiries, I was told the school wanted to celebrate Cinco de Mayo because it was Mexico's Independence Day.
Cinco de Mayo Cinco de Mayo has been celebrated in the United States more than in Mexico. The week before the event, I received a phone call from the PTSA coordinator. The Missing 43: Mexico's Disappeared Students (2014) What happened to the 43 students who went missing in Southern Mexico in September of this year?
The Vice News produced documentary examines the mass disappearance of the young men who were all training to teach the youth of their country, as well as the tragedy and controversy surrounding their disappearance. As sure as the news coverage, people's movements, and conspiracy theories have caused many questions to continue to be asked about the case throughout Mexico and abroad, you'll have many questions of your own once you reach the end of this documentary. The Missing 43 is shot in a news footage style and without any attempt at sensationalism; the documentary captures raw and shocking imagery, or at least imagery that would have shocked audiences across America before we were, as a whole, less desensitized than we are in modern times.
Outright displays of what the documentary's narrator and host, refers to as "narco-political violence" unfolds almost immediately, and expectedly. SocAtMovies.html. Sociology at the Movies These 55 movie reviews first appeared in various editions of Robert J. Brym and John Lie, Sociology: Your Compass for a New World (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth and Toronto, ON: Nelson, 2003-2013).
All material is copyright (c) 2003-2013. This site is optimized for the Firefox and SeaMonkey Web browsers. Introducing Sociology Shake Hands with the Devil (2004) Minority Report (2002) Forrest Gump (1994) Research Methods Kinsey (2004) The Blair Witch Project (1999) Culture Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) Paradise Now (2005) Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997); The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999); Goldmember (2002) The Joy Luck Club (1993) Socialization The Wedding Crashers (2005) Monster (2003) Affliction (1997) Social Interaction Avatar (2009) Miss Congeniality (2000) Bureaucracy Shake Hands with the Devil (2004) Ikiru (1952) Disability Shallow Hal (2001) Religion Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Sociologythroughdocumentaryfilm / FrontPage. Sociology is Rarely About You | SociologyInFocus. Sociology classes are often conversations about the scientific data surrounding controversial subjects. It’s really easy for students to feel challenged or even leave class upset. In this essay Nathan Palmer explains how something called the ecological fallacy can lead students to misinterpret sociological data and get their feelings hurt.
Sociology is great because it challenges us to rethink what we know and learn about things we never knew existed. This is also what makes learning sociology upsetting at times. It can be hard to discover that the things “we know are true” aren’t supported by evidence. You should expect to occasionally leave class frustrated or maybe even a little angry. I Bet You Think This Stat Is About You Sociology is about the social. However, that doesn’t stop students from taking things personally. For instance, look at the chart above. First, a rate of incarceration for a racial ethnic subgroup cannot tell us anything about every member of that subgroup. In Class Activities » Sociology Source.
It all started with such a simple question. “What are the rules parents follow when they pick a name for their child,” I asked a sea of students with my hands on my hips at the front of the movie theater I teach my Soc 101 class in. “Start by writing down your thoughts and in a moment we’ll share them with each other.” When most of the class was pens down, I asked them to discuss in pairs the rules they’d written down. “Okay, so tell me what you think parents think about when naming their kiddos.” Hands snapped into the air. I pointed at a young woman with curly brown hair and nodded to give her the floor. “Michael, Peter, Chris, Bob, John, Gary, Tony, Nathan, Tom, Adam, Paul, Steve, Jason, Nick” Hands in the air I cut them off, “Hold on a second.
“So if employable names all sound like ‘white people names’, then what does this tell us? In English 101 the saying is “show, don’t tell,” and in Pedagogy 101 the saying is, “the one doing the work is the one doing the learning.” References: 8-5/writing.pdf. Toolkit. Anti-Arab Racism in the USA: Where it Comes From and What it Means for Politics | Teaching for Change's Busboys and Poets Bookstore. Today is a difficult time to be both Arab and American. Since 9/11 there has been a lot of criticism of America's involvement in the middle east.
Yet there has been little analysis of how America treats citizens of Arab or middle eastern origin within its own borders. Steven Salaita explores the reality of Anti-Arab racism in America. He blends personal narrative, theory and polemics to show how this deep-rooted racism affects everything from legislation to cultural life, shining a light on the consequences of Anti-Arab racism both at home and abroad.Uniquely, the book shows how ingrained racist attitudes can be found within the progressive movements on the political left, as well as the right. Salaita argues that, under the guise of patriotism, Anti-Arab racism fuels support for policies such as the Patriot Act. Salaita breaks down the facade of Anti-Arab racism with an insightful analysis, arguing for the urgency of a commitment to openness and inclusion in today's political climate. Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service - About the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service's mission, history, and goals.
Media only: Christin Chism (202) 633-3159; chismc@si.edu Media website: Smithsonian Shares Compelling Story of the Bracero Program with Communities Nationwide through Educational Poster Set The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) will feature a little-known chapter in American history as its fall 2012 free resource for schools, migrant education centers, museums and libraries across the country.
“Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program, 1942-1964,” a colorful set of six bilingual posters with images and interviews by documentary photographer Leonard Nadel, is based on the traveling exhibition by the same name, currently touring the United States. The goal of the poster sets is to celebrate the impact and achievements of migrant farm workers by enabling people of all ages to learn more about the stories behind the Braceros. Online educational resources and downloadable poster files are available at www.sites.si.edu/bracero. Sharing the Story of Your Own Community. Printer-friendly version Objectives: Students will: Understand the role of an ethnographerKnow how to research and analyze U.S.
Census informationPrepare for and conduct an interviewCollect various forms of information into one projectShare information with a wider audienceMake a prediction about November’s elections Essential Questions: What are the advantages and tradeoffs of a changing community? How might demographic changes affect local and state politics? Discussion Questions · What is an ethnography? Exploring Census Data 1. 2. 3. 4. The Voices of the Community In “America by the Numbers,” we heard from both old and new residents of Clarkston: the mayor, who grew up as a disenfranchised member of the town; a longtime resident who longs to return to the Clarkston of earlier years; business owners who are adjusting to the changing population; and refugees anxious to participate in the economic growth and political voice of the community. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Common Core State Standards. We Have Been Misled By An Erroneous Map Of The World For 500 Years. Podcast - SociologySource.org.