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Parrotta, Kylie L.; Rusche, Sarah Nell – Teaching Sociology, 2011
In this article, the authors describe a class activity that uses a combination of strategies to overcome obstacles students face when learning about the reproduction of inequality in everyday life. Based on Schwalbe et al.'s (2000) piece on "generic social processes," and following the idea of "making the strange familiar and the familiar…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Astronomy, Biology, Consciousness Raising
Harlow, Roxanna – Teaching Sociology, 2009
Instructors teaching students about social inequality, especially sexism and racism, often face some degree of student resistance. Opposition is particularly strong when students are from a white, middle to upper class background. As Haddad and Lieberman (2002) remark, "Students from privileged backgrounds lack personal experience with structures…
Descriptors: Gender Bias, Racial Discrimination, Social Behavior, Disadvantaged

O'Brien, Jodi A.; Kollock, Peter – Teaching Sociology, 1991
Uses social exchange theory as a conceptual framework for developing the sociological imagination. Explains this counters a trend toward an emphasis on social forces as behavioral determinants and the omission of values in the classroom. States exchange theory emphasizes how individual action collectively changes the social structure. Applies…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Course Content, Course Organization, Curriculum Development

Castiglione, Lawrence V. – Arts Education Policy Review, 1994
Asserts that, from a school administration point of view, empowerment through faculty cooperation and participation in work-related issues is quite different from actual control of the workplace. Discusses issues related to power, control, and authority in education, particularly in arts education. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art Education, Cognitive Processes, Educational History, Educational Theories