Sister Edith,
You might try the book Discovering Sociology with MicroCase by Barkan,
Wadsworth. It has hands-on data analysis that your honor students might enjoy.
You could compliment it with some standards, perhaps "Invitation to
Sociology"--it is old, but still good reading, and "Ain't No Makin It," again
somewhat dated, for a more personal view of the power of social structure on
social mobility.
If it is a small enough group, you might have them serve meals in a soup kitchen
or something similar (or do all the homeless leave Duluth in the winter?
This approach might be a bit week on theory--you might need another brief
supplement on that, or build it into the course through lecture.
Good luck with the course!
(Personal note--thanks for the help with my second edition!)
Gene H. Starbuck, PhD
Emeritus Professor of Sociology
Mesa State College
Grand Junction, CO 81501
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>>> "Sister Edith Bogue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03/09/06 1:12 PM >>>
Greetings -
I'm going to have the pleasure of developing and teaching an Honors
version of Intro Soc next year. My goals for the course (other than the
sheer pleasure of doing it) are:
- to provide significant hands-on experience with the process of
dsicovering social patterns
- to infuse theory into the course in an insightful and sophisicated
way
- to use the course as an entryway to exploring the diversity of human
experiences
in other cultures and around the world
Our Honors students, like our regular student body, are drawn from the
Arrowhead region of northern Minnesota. Most are white and have never
really encountereed a person of color; Duluth is the largest city in
which they have lived, and - other than the family strife common
everywhere - their lives have not exposed them to most of the things
that intrigue sociologists.
I would welcome suggestions from the group about:
1) A snappy title for the course
2) Textbooks that would lend themselves to a hands-on empirical
approach
3) Projects or assignments suitable for intro level Honors students
4) Caveats or wisdom gained from previous endeavors like this
Thanks for whatever you can share!
Peace,
Sistser Edith
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College of St. Scholastica / Duluth MN 55811-4199
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