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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Sociology: Theories of Socialization

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at how socialization shapes and prepares humans for interactions in their culture.
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Other

Bryant University: The Five Dollar Day

For Students 9th - 10th
The Ford Sociological Department was established to administer Henry Ford's plan for a five dollar a day salary for employees working eight hour days. Discover the benefits and problems this plan created.
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University of Missouri

Sociology Timeline: The Agricultural Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
A sociology timeline showing the evolution of societies from hunter-gatherer societies to the information revolution.
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Other

Introductory Sociology: Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
This page from the Del Mar College is an excellent outline of the topic; it provides a basic definition of the term, culture, as well as significant topics and a bibliography.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: General View of Comte's Postivism

For Students 9th - 10th
A general survey of the French philosopher Auguste Comte (1798-1857) who developed a secular religion known as positivism and founded modern sociology.
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Other

The Philosophy of Social Sciences

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an article on how philosophy can be used in the study of social sciences such as sociology and psychology. The nature of social sciences and how they differ from the natural sciences is also explored.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Do Fears Change With Age?

For Students 9th - 10th
Although some of us may not like to admit it, everyone's afraid of something. Big dogs, thunderstorms, public speaking, heights: what are you most afraid of? Do you think grown-ups have the same fears as kids? The goal of this project is...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Boys and Girls All Around the Town

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this experiment you will find out if boys and girls go to the same places, or if some places tend to have more of one gender over the other.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Testing Behavioral Incentives

For Students 6th - 8th
Research has shown that positive reinforcement is an effective means of influencing behavior. This experiment looks further to determine which type of reinforcement-praise or reward-is more effective with young children. The objective of...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Decisions, Decisions: Judging a Book by Its Cover?

For Students 9th - 10th
This project challenges you to think like a politician (and a scientist.), and try to ascertain what factors are most important as individuals make their decision on how to vote. For example, is it what is being said, or who is saying it?
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Teachers Rule!

For Students 3rd - 5th
Most students like their teachers. However, they may not always say so. Peer pressure may keep a student from expressing how they really feel. In this experiment you will find out if more students like their teacher in younger grades...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Only if They Think They Can Get Away With It?

For Students 9th - 10th
How many times have you noticed someone who looks perfectly healthy using a parking space reserved for the handicapped at a busy shopping center? If this behavior gets you steamed, you might be interested in studying how to discourage...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Spending Habits: Tightwads vs. Spendthrifts

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you have a hard time hanging on to your money or do you have a harder time letting it go? This project shows you how to conduct a simple survey to measure how people manage their money. Find out what percentage of your classmates are...
eBook
Other

National Taiwan Univ: Chapter 5: Modern Theories of Social Stratification [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter 5 of a sociology textbook. It looks at the history of social stratification perspectives in American sociology; the functional theories of Davis and Moore, and of Talcott Parsons; the concept of occupational prestige; the...
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Country Studies US

Country Studies: Cambodia: A Country Study

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed study of the history, sociology, economics, and politics of Cambodia from the Library of Congress.
eBook
Country Studies US

Country Studies: Ecuador

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed study of the history, sociology, economics, and politics of Ecuador from the Library of Congress.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Georgia Shore

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the physical and geological characteristics unique to the Georgia Coast, in addition to the specific marine organisms found in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Also learn the history of the state's coast and sociological and...
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Other

Cahiers D'economie Et Sociologie Rurales

For Students 9th - 10th
A professional journal that specializes in rural economics and sociology. Examples of topics: "Decomposition of olive oil production growth into productivity and size effects," "Which strategies for the beef chain challengers after the...
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Other

Warfare Is Only an Invention Not a Biological Necessity [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This article by anthropologist Margaret Mead was originally published in August 1940. In it, she attempted to address three perspective on war: Is war a biological necessity, a sociological inevitability or just a bad invention?
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Nonfiction: Tuesdays With Morrie

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the book Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom about the time he spent with his sociology professor who was dying from Lou Gehrig's disease. It features links to Mitch Albom's website, a Wikipedia article about...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Country Study: Peru

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed study of the history, sociology, economics, and politics of Peru from the Library of Congress.
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Other

Ben Austin's Sociology Corner: Chronology of the Holocaust: 1930 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
Factual chronology of the Holocaust from 1930-1945. Detailed accounts beginning with the National Socialist Party to the liberation of concentration camps.
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Other

Population for Countries and Cities Around the World

For Students 9th - 10th
Site calculates and approximates populations for numerous major cities around the world, and also has information about world countries as well.
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Other

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Scientific Progress

For Students 11th - 12th
An article which attempts to explain how science has influenced society. Traces the history of scientific progress and how this has influenced societal behavior.

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