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Sociology in Action
Get Students DOING Sociology
The Sociology in Action Series puts all the tools you need to create an active learning course into one package: expert content, integrated active learning exercises, online learning tools, and detailed instructor resources. Every chapter is written by a gifted instructor who is an expert in that field and uses active learning in their teaching. The result is a seamlessly integrated presentation of authoritative content and class-tested student activities.
If you want your students to start doing sociology--to actively apply what they learn in class to the bigger social world—or stop spending time searching for class activities, then Sociology in Action is for you.
Try it Out
Below are a few activities for you to explore and try out in your class. If you are interested in learning more, contact your Sage Representative or email us at sociology@sagepub.com.
Introduction to Sociology
Sample Activity Learning Exercise
- Sample 1: Conflict Theory and Student Athletes
- Sample 2: Identifying Deviance Neutralizations
- Sample 3: Media and Gender and Sexual Identities
Sociology in Action, Third Edition
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Social Problems
Sample Activity Learning Exercise
- Sample 1: Making Sense of Migration and Immigration
- Sample 2: Contesting Crime
- Sample 3: Realizing the Power—and Vulnerability—of Institutions
Social Problems:
Sociology in Action, Second Edition
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Race and Ethnicity
Sample Activity Learning Exercise
To access all of the activities below, view this Sociology in Action Activity PDF
- Sample 1: Looking at Race and Ethnicity—and Power
- Sample 2: Identifying Racism Throughout U.S. History
- Sample 3: Recognizing Systemic Racism as a Global Issue
- Sample 4: Recognizing How Social Institutions Support Racism
- Sample 5: Cultural Supports for Systemic Racism in the United States
- Sample 6: American Indians and Alaska Natives: Surviving Genocide
- Sample 7: Defining, Attaining, and Benefitting From Whiteness
- Sample 8: Black Americans- Facing Slavery and Fighting for Justice
- Sample 9: Forever Foreigners? Asian American Ethnic Groups
- Sample 10: Understanding Latinxs’ Presence in the United States
- Sample 11: Jewish, Arab, and Muslim Americans: Experiencing Ethnocentrism as Racism
- Sample 12: Challenging and Changing Racial Categories? Interracial Marriage and Multiracial Americans
- Sample 13: How Racism Hurts and Antiracism Helps Everyone
- Sample 14: Dismantling Systemic Racism
Social Research Methods
Sample Activity Learning Exercise
- Sample 1: Questioning News Sources
- Sample 2: Creating a Hypothesis
- Sample 3: Writing a Survey Research Question and Clarifying Constructs
- Sample 4: Analyzing an Academic Article That Uses Content Analysis
Social Research Methods:
Sociology in Action
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