This is because the course teaches fundamental writing skills that are essential for almost every major here at UMaine.  I’d argue there are other fundamental skills essential for every student that ...

Imagine the following scenario: You’re teaching Introduction to Sociology at a community college in Florida, and today, you’re trying to explain the well-documented pay gap between men and women in ...

Florida’s new introductory sociology textbook cuts chapters on race and ethnicity and gender and sexuality — and on media and technology and inequality.

Much of the violence found in introductory sociology textbooks has little instructional purpose, according to UB researchers who analyzed the popular textbooks that many colleges and universities use ...

While FSU and FIU have adopted the revised syllabus and textbook, UF has not yet adopted the state‑approved materials.

The sociology curriculum is likely just the state’s first foray into course development; the Florida Department of Education is already working on a similar framework for American history classes.

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I underline and highlight as I read and scribble copious notes in the margins of books (or sometimes, particularly in a book that I used for teaching, on a color-coded series of sticky notes that ...

A sk a sociology professor what students get out of the discipline’s introductory course, and you’re likely to hear that they gain an understanding of the way social dynamics shape behavior and learn ...