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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Robert E. Park

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Robert E. Park, an American sociologist noted for his work on ethnic minority groups, particularly African Americans, and on human ecology, a term he is credited with coining. One of the...
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Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: School Attendance Campaign

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Mrs. O leads young scholars through a lesson encouraging critical thinking and research to increase attendance in schools in an effort to decrease the rate of students dropping out.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Moral Psychology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
These resources are beneficial in illustrating the connection of tying together the philosophical look at actions individuals take with the psychological motivation behind those actions.
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Other

University of Delaware: Major Resource Kits

For Students 9th - 10th
Major Resource Kits link academic majors to career alternatives by providing information on career paths, sample job titles, and a short bibliography of Career Resource Center materials available to students in a particular major....
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Other

Valparaiso University: Friedrich Ratzel: German Geographer

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical examination of Friedrich Ratzel. The authors present extremely detailed information on Ratzel's life and his works.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Technology and Society

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How technology has affected society and the social impacts of the industrial revolution.
Unit Plan
East of England Broadband Network

E2 Bn: History's Heroes: The Secret War

For Teachers 9th - 10th
War isn't only the men in the woods or the desert attacking other men, war also requires intelligence, food, and fuel to name a few things. These are the secret aspects of war that are not often thought about by those studying about...
Study Guide
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Are Social Groups and Social Networks?

For Students 9th - 10th
This study resource for the MCAT explores the topic of "social groups" and "social networks" in society.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Living in a Rational Society

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice questions pertaining to living in a rational society.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Lowdown: Life Expectancy: Finding Ratio Relationships

For Students 6th - 8th
In this interactive map, learn how life expectancy, obesity, hypertension, and physical activity rates have changed dramatically throughout the United States over the last three decades. The accompanying classroom activity supports...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Herbert Spencer

For Students 9th - 10th
An English philosopher most prominently known as the father of Social Darwinism, a school of thought that applied the evolutionist theory of survival of the fittest to sociological concerns of educatioon and class struggle.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Prof. Herbert Spencer

For Students 9th - 10th
English philosopher, famous for the phrase "survival of the fittest." Acknowledged as one of the founders of the science of sociology.
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Other

Abu Al Nasr Al Farabi (870 950 a.d.)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information about al-Farabi, an Islamic philosopher and scientist who "acquired great proficiency in various branches of learning and is reported to have been an expert in different languages."
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Other

E Notes: How Can Culture and Values Affect Socialization?

For Students 9th - 10th
A look into the approaches different cultures have, in this case, Japan vs. America, in relationship to developing socialization in children. What matters most in one society often carries a different value in another.
Primary
University of Virginia

The University of Virginia: The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind

For Students 9th - 10th
A classic psychological text by Gustave Le Bon on crowd behavior, first published in 1896. The full text of this work is organized by chapter.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Southwest Asian Governments

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students will describe the different political structures of the Middle East, explain the basic structure of the national governments in Turkey, Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and...
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California State University

California State University: Lemert's Secondary Deviance

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by the California State University. Some discussion questions on Lemert's book "Theory of Secondary Deviance." Answers are provided to the questions.
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PBS

Pbs: Lesson Plan: A Nation of Many Cultures

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan is based on the "America Responds" series where students explore the concepts of valuing diversity and appreciation of cultural differences. An integrated art, social studies, and language arts lesson plan that is...
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Other

Webucate: Free Multimedia Resources for Education

For Students 9th - 10th
A labor of love created by a school in Great Britain. This is a well-organized image gallery with photos and other resources presented by topic, e.g., animals, places in the US, science, sports, etc. Though nothing to compare with a...
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Emory University

Globalization Website: Globalization Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This website is a glossary of words and phrases used in explaining the globalization of economies, politics, human rights, and world culture.
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Other

Encyclopedia.com: The Illuminati

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what the Illuminati is, how it was formed, its attempt to infiltrate and take over the Freemasons, and its condemnation by the Bavarian monarch in 1787.
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Other

Encyclopedia.com: Social Security

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a description of the term social security and sites specific examples in different countries, including the U.S. Covers four sections: introduction, in other countries, in the United States, bibliography.
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Other

Islam 101: The Islamic Laws of Inheritance

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay discusses how Islamic law views wills and inheritance. Provides several quotes from the Quran and lists some of the major rules of inheritance and exclusion of heirs.
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Other

Islam101: The Islamic Concept of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay explains that Islamic beliefs and traditions are not limited to religion and spirituality, but that the goal of Islam is to "shape both individual lives as well as society as a whole." Discusses the basic rules, principles,...

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