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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
New Materials
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AI4All: AI Education for Everyone
AI4All Open Learning Platform (Launching 2019) is a free, accessible, online AI curriculum meant for understanding how AI...
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Sociology of Sexuality
This page is a resource explaining the sociological concept of sexuality. I provide an overview of sexual practices in...
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Social Problems Instructors Manual
Guide to teaching Social Problems using Open Educational Resources This Guide to teaching Social Problems using Open...
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International Journal of Open Educational Resources
The International Journal of Open Educational Resources (IJOER) is a bi-annual, open access, double-blind peer-reviewed...
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Overview of the Kibbutz Movement
The kibbutz (Hebrew word for “communal settlement”) is a unique rural community; a society dedicated to mutual aid and...
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German Propaganda Archive
Propaganda was central to Nazi Germany and the German Democratic Republic. The German Propaganda Archive includes both...
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Better Life Index
Often you hear people say that we need to make the world a better place to live. What is meant by better? The...
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Value Life Inventory
Often students have difficulty understanding how their values shape their perspective and actions. This website helps...
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UP in Arms by Colin WoodardTufts Magazine / fall 2013
Often students have difficulty understanding how earlier generations influence our attitudes and behaviors through...
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A radical experiment in empathy
Can two countries at war dare to empathize with one another? Step by methodical step, sociologist Sam Richards gives his...
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MDPI Books: Open Access Books & Series Library
MDPI Books Library contains 600+ Open Access Books & Series/Open Access Monographs covering subjects in: Bioengineering,...
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Open Science by Design: Realizing a Vision for 21st Century Research
The 2019 National Academies report "Open Science by Design: Realizing a Vision for 21st Century Research" discusses the...
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Marriage and Family
This book offers students a comprehensive introduction to many issues facing families today. The author explores...
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Sociology
This is an Introductory Sociology Course developed through the Ohio Department of Higher Education OER Innovation Grant....
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Sociology - SAGE Lecture Spark
Spark lively classroom discussion around current events with SAGE Lecture Spark free lecture launchers. Designed to save...
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Sociology, Social Work, and Social Welfare: SWK 121
This is a site put together by a librarian that includes suggested resources for Introduction to Sociology, Social Work,...
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Intimate Relationships and Families
Sociological theories are the core and underlying strength of the discipline. They guide researchers in their studies;...
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Social Problems: Continuity and Change
The founders of American sociology a century or more ago in cities like Atlanta and Chicago wanted to reduce social...
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Principles of Sociological Inquiry
This text emphasizes the relevance of research methods for the everyday lives of its readers: undergraduate students. The...
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Intro to Sociology
The average person lives too narrow a life to get a clear understanding of today’s complex social world. Our daily lives...
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Century of Difference : How America Changed in the Last One Hundred Years
In every generation, Americans have worried about the solidarity of the nation. Since the days of the Mayflower, those...
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Class Counts: comparative studies in class analysis
Class Counts constitutes one of the few attempts to use systematically the concept of class from the Marxist tradition of...
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Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World
The founders of sociology in the United States wanted to make a difference. A central aim of the sociologists of the...
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Sociology
This is a textbook that was developed for an entry level Sociology class. The authors used One Drive to present the book,...
New Members
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Frances LanthierShasta College -
tamara cassoUniversity of Texas System - San Antonio
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Majeda Shackelfordsouthwest
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Tasheena FordSouthwest Tennessee Community College
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tamiah williamsSouthwest Tennessee Community College
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Aaron MiddletonSouthwest Tennessee Community College
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Luke HaddenRCHS
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shameesh brownSouthwest Tennessee Community College
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terrus lovesouthwest
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Dawn FrankCalifornia State University, Chico
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Robin AllynPalomar College
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Kathryn TillmanFlorida State University
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Diane CarlsonFolsom Lake College
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Magdi MukhtarBuilding Resilience Development organization
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David PanagotisMarist College
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Alassane SOWalassane sow
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Abdou GNINGUniversité virtuelle du Sénégal
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Kevin McCannonUniversity of Kansas
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Toni Sims-MuhammadAllen University
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Tanya AndersenMilton District High School
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Cate MorrissUniversity of the Sunshine Coast
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Kundan YadavTribhuan University
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- RT @bjrisman: social change from the bottom up.... how individuals live their lives change the rules of our institutions... https://t.co/lP…1 minute ago | SocImages
- Schools serve many important functions in our society, including giving kids who are behind a better shot of catchi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…43 minutes ago | TheSocietyPages
- Combining social‐psychological and #sociological perspectives: How can #identity help in understanding how diverse… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…4 hours ago | SociologyLens
- RT @lisawade: Fascinating. Only low-income people have a realistic sense of how much they make relative to others. Everyone else thinks the…4 hours ago | SocImages
- The way companies manage workers’ schedules can be incredibly damaging to leading a normal, functional life. Resear… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…6 hours ago | ASAnews
- Undocumented Mexican & Central American #immigrants who came to the U.S. as children, known as “Dreamers,” tend to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…22 hours ago | TheSocietyPages
- Following Ilhan Omar's apology to AIPAC, Israel has been a topic in the news; consider research about Israel's bord… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | TheSocietyPages
- RT @tony_jack: Coconut Grove to Cambridge, the #firstgen journey continues. A @chronicle review of #ThePrivilegedPoor and a commentary on t…1 day ago | ASAnews
- Read #Free our special issue on #Brexit. Leave or remain? European identification, legitimacy of European integrati… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | SociologyLens
- In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, we at TSP hope to spark a larger conversation about the oft-understated role of bla… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2 days ago | TheSocietyPages