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Direct linkArabandi, Bhavani; Sweet, Stephen; Swords, Alicia – Teaching Sociology, 2014
We present a learning module to engage students in the global inequality debate using Google Public Data World Development Indicators. Goals of this article are to articulate the importance and urgency of teaching global issues to American students; situate the central debate in the globalization literature, paying particular attention to global…
Descriptors: Sociology, College Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Global Approach
Sweet, Stephen; Baker, Kimberly M. – Teaching Sociology, 2011
This article describes and assesses two learning modules designed to make students aware of gender and racial inequalities present in their own intended careers. Students identify their intended occupation in respect to the Standard Occupational Classification system and then use that code to determine the composition and earnings in that…
Descriptors: Learning Modules, Student Attitudes, Racial Composition, Disproportionate Representation
Download full textKossek, Ellen Ernst; Leana, Carrie; MacDermid, Shelley; Pitt-Catsouphes, Marcie; Raskin, Patricia; Secret, Mary; Shulkin, Sandee; Sweet, Stephen – Sloan Work and Family Research Network, 2006
Public policy affects the experiences of workers and their families, both directly and indirectly. For example, employment-focused statutes such as the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Employment Retirement and Income Security Act, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act establish frameworks for…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Labor Standards, Federal Legislation, Curriculum Guides
Kossek, Ellen Ernst; Leana, Carrie; MacDermid, Shelley; Pitt-Catsouphes, Marcie; Raskin, Patricia; Secret, Mary; Sweet, Stephen – Sloan Work and Family Research Network, 2006
There is a long tradition of academic interest in the worlds of work and family. However, there was scant attention paid to the linkages between these two worlds until the mid 1970s. In the United States, the 1977 publication of Kanter's monograph, "Work and family in the United States: A critical review and agenda for research and…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Social Sciences, Family Work Relationship, Family (Sociological Unit)
Kossek, Ellen Ernst; Leana, Carrie; MacDermid, Shelley; Pitt-Catsouphes, Marcie; Raskin, Patricia; Secret, Mary; Sweet, Stephen – Sloan Work and Family Research Network, 2006
The contents of this module have been prepared to address some of challenges associated with teaching about work-family issues from a human resource management and employment perspective. The goals of this module are: (1) To develop an understanding that work-family policies are part of a human resource management system and the employment…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Familiarity, Organizational Effectiveness, Family Work Relationship
Kossek, Ellen Ernst; Leana, Carrie; MacDermid, Shelley; Pitt-Catsouphes, Marcie; Raskin, Patricia; Secret, Mary; Sweet, Stephen – Sloan Work and Family Research Network, 2006
This module offers students opportunities to examine the theories and research associated with a range of different disciplines that focus on relationships between family life and work life. The module is organized around articles that have been nominated for the Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Work-Family Research. This award process identifies…
Descriptors: Social Sciences, Periodicals, Family Life, Peer Evaluation
