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Definition of the Situation: The Thomas Theorem

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The Thomas Theorem, created by W.I.Thomas and his wife Dorothy (The Child in America, 1928), is a simple and interesting way to introduce students to the social constructionist / Interactionist approach in Sociology, for a couple of reasons: Firstly, the Theorem – “It is not important whether or not the interpretation is correct, if we […] (..)

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Worldview

Anthropology for Beginners

Worldview Worldview is the set of cultural and psychological beliefs held by members of a particular culture; the term was borrowed from the German Weltanschauung. Social (psychology, sociology, communications, history, cosmology) 4. Horton, Robin 1960 A Definition of Religion and Its Uses. Mendelson 1956): 1.

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Canceled research, sports, recitals — college students are coping with more than closed campuses

The Hechinger Report

The price you pay for not paying attention to the psychological trauma is sizeable.”. The price you pay for not paying attention to the psychological trauma is sizeable.”. Those plans might now have to be pushed back by a year, when pent-up supply will make the market even more competitive.

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

For instance, if I was teaching Social Studies today… My students and I definitely would be tapping into an incredible diversity of online resources. We could search for pins on Native American history , Middle East cultures , Japanese history , government , geography , sociology , psychology , economics , and numerous other topics.

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When the man behind the curtain is female: More women now hold key education policymaker jobs

The Hechinger Report

There definitely seems to be an openness to that, and in my experience, it is different.” in sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Samantha Tran, senior managing director of education policy at Children Now, a nonpartisan research, policy and advocacy organization, noticed. “I I find the process more accessible.

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Dynamic Learning: Procrastination

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No, definitely. The latest in our Dynamic Learning series of films aimed at helping students improve how they study looks at something that most of us experience at one time or another: procrastination. Or as it’s technically known, “Putting stuff off ‘til tomorrow. Or maybe the day after. Sometime, anyway. OMG is it really due […]

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Teaching social studies in a polarized world

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About 3,500 people attended the conference, among them K-12 and higher ed educators who teach the subjects that constitute social studies — including history, civics, geography, economics, psychology, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, law and religious studies.