http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 22 May 2013 17:02:19 PDT Wed, 22 May 2013 17:02:19 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=536302 Umbrella website out of the University of Minnesota for several excellent sociology blogs. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=496496 The Sociological Cinema is an online resource to help sociology instructors incorporate videos into their classes. The centerpiece of the site is a searchable database of video clips. Each clip is tagged with sociological themes, year, and includes a summary of the clip with suggestions of how to use it in the classroom. The focus of the site is on short video clips (<10 minutes), but videos may be up to one hour in length. The site also includes comment sections for all videos, a blog, assignments, video-related scholarship on teaching and learning, and a form to submit new video clips to the site. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=78203 What happens when you put good people in an evil place? Does humanity win over evil, or does evil triumph? These are some of the questions we posed in this dramatic simulation of prison life conducted in the summer of 1971 at Stanford University. Welcome to the Stanford Prison Experiment web site, which features an extensive slide show and information about this classic psychology experiment. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=83803 This is the site for the Implicit Assocation Test, which is a new method for demonstrating and measuring consious-unconsious divergencies. It includes sample tests, related information, and an invitaion to participate in the ongoing Project Implicit that includes test on 90 different topics. Among the most interesting sample tests are those that indicate unconsious race, age, and sexuality biases. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=91178 This module helps students identify level of measurement by giving them ten exercises in which they must determine whether a variable is being measured at the nominal, ordinal, or interval-ratio level. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=80269 This page is designed as a tool for learning. The goal is to provide information that empowers site visitors who are interested in reviewing, and critically thinking, about the issues. In addition to death penalty links, this page includes "reflection questions" that can be used for individual learning or may be incorporated into a course assignment. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=83902 A companion web site for the Frontline (PBS) program of the same name which aired on January 30, 2001. Includes facts and statistics, a review of the "adult vs. child" debate, and four case studies (with video clips). A transcript of the program also is available on the Frontline site. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=80077 This site includes numerous links related to civil liberties in general, the USA Patriot Act, Homeland Security, and civil liberties after 9/11. The site offers a critical perspective and includes "Reflection Questions" that encourage visitors to think about issues and come to their own conclusions. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=288405 What is race? Does everyone think about race in the same way? How did the concept of "race" evolve? http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=503966 Sociological Images encourages people to exercise and develop their sociological imaginations with discussions of compelling visuals that span the breadth of sociological inquiry.