Category: Teaching
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Urban Social Problems
This is an intermediate level, writing-intensive course that I taught for 6 semesters at OSU. In this course, students receive an introduction to the major topics within urban sociology, with an emphasis on social problems that have emerged as a result of urbanization. This course focuses primarily on U.S. cities and social problems unique to…
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Social Problems and Public Policy
This is an intermediate, asynchronous course that I am currently teaching at OSU. This course explores how social problems come to be, highlighting potential policy interventions. The first section of the course focuses on how social problems are defined, looking at individual, social, cultural, economic, and political causes. The second section dives into specific social…
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Introduction to Sociology
This is an introductory course that I taught for 1 semester at Columbus State Community College. This course provides an introduction to the sociological perspective, exploring what it means to “think sociologically.” We look at how sociological research is done, and examine major social issues within sociology. Major social issues covered include: culture, socialization, social…