Social Problems: Sociological Solutions
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Copyright: 2024
Pages: 199
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OTHER TITLES BY JESSICA POTTER
COURSE OBJECTIVES
INTRODUCTION
WHAT LED ME TO TEACHING AND WRITING ABOUT SOCIAL PROBLEMS
YOU NEED TO KNOW
What Are SOCIAL Problems?
How Can Sociology Help?
Social Movements
WHAT IS CULTURE?
WHO CAN DO SOCIOLOGY?
REAL LIFE ARTICLES Articles Introduction
1. Canaries in a Coal Mine: Crisis Communication and the Coal Industry
2. The Vicious Valentine
3. A Wild Ride
4. Post on Facebook, Lose Your Business
5. “Junk in the Trunk”: Body Shaming in Women’s Soccer
6. Gridlock on the Gridiron: Gender Issues in Football
7. How Can You Love Someone You’ve Never Met? The Case of Angie’s Catfish and the Hyperpersonal Model
8. Tinder: For Finding Love or Sex?
9. It Can’t Be Domestic Violence; We’re not Married! The Many Faces of Intimate Partner Violence
10. The Whole Package: Commodifying the Self
11. When a Daughter Becomes a Son: Negotiating Gender, Identity, and Ambiguous Loss in Families
12. Traversing Racial and National Boundaries: Adopting Transracially and Internationally
13. He Says/She Says: Misunderstandings Between Men and Women
14. No Strings Attached: Friends with Benefits on a College Campus
15. Muslims, Head Coverings, and Fantasy Football: Moving Beyond the Stereotype
16. What Happened? Naming and Talking About Acquaintance Rape
17. Mexican American Men, Machismo, and Mental Health: Cultural Shifts in Perceptions of Depression
18. When Obesity is a Crime: Family Communication and Individual Member Health
19. Babies are Not Like Potato Chips, You Can Stop at Just One: Family Size Decisions
20. Let Me Work the Kinks Out of Your Neck: A Man’s Experience With Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
21. “Why Should I Do All the Protesting for Our Family?” Negotiating Gender/ed Participation in the Movement for Black Lives
22. Would You Ever Make a Guy Wear Eyeliner?: External Pressures to Do Gender
CONCLUSION
ACTIVITIES
A proud recent Texan, Jessica Potter is a passionate Professor of Sociology and a committed teacher of life-altering, mind-opening truths. She holds a faculty position at University of Texas, at Dallas, in the School of Economic, Political, and Policy Sciences. She also teaches as an adjunct Professor at a variety of Universities and Colleges across the country.
She has an MA in Sociology from Marshall University and a Juris Doctor from West Virginia College of Law, and teaches a wide variety of Sociology and Criminal Justice courses. The Introduction to Sociology course is her personal favorite, and she enjoys connecting with students and guiding them through the mind-opening journey of utilizing the Sociological imagination.
A DC native, she enjoys teaching in person and online for a variety of universities and community colleges all over the country. When not teaching and mentoring students, Jessica enjoys exercising on nature trails, reading, and spending time with her husband and seven rescue animals. She is excited to learn about the culture of Texas and explore the great state, after moving here in August of 2023.
OTHER TITLES BY JESSICA POTTER
COURSE OBJECTIVES
INTRODUCTION
WHAT LED ME TO TEACHING AND WRITING ABOUT SOCIAL PROBLEMS
YOU NEED TO KNOW
What Are SOCIAL Problems?
How Can Sociology Help?
Social Movements
WHAT IS CULTURE?
WHO CAN DO SOCIOLOGY?
REAL LIFE ARTICLES Articles Introduction
1. Canaries in a Coal Mine: Crisis Communication and the Coal Industry
2. The Vicious Valentine
3. A Wild Ride
4. Post on Facebook, Lose Your Business
5. “Junk in the Trunk”: Body Shaming in Women’s Soccer
6. Gridlock on the Gridiron: Gender Issues in Football
7. How Can You Love Someone You’ve Never Met? The Case of Angie’s Catfish and the Hyperpersonal Model
8. Tinder: For Finding Love or Sex?
9. It Can’t Be Domestic Violence; We’re not Married! The Many Faces of Intimate Partner Violence
10. The Whole Package: Commodifying the Self
11. When a Daughter Becomes a Son: Negotiating Gender, Identity, and Ambiguous Loss in Families
12. Traversing Racial and National Boundaries: Adopting Transracially and Internationally
13. He Says/She Says: Misunderstandings Between Men and Women
14. No Strings Attached: Friends with Benefits on a College Campus
15. Muslims, Head Coverings, and Fantasy Football: Moving Beyond the Stereotype
16. What Happened? Naming and Talking About Acquaintance Rape
17. Mexican American Men, Machismo, and Mental Health: Cultural Shifts in Perceptions of Depression
18. When Obesity is a Crime: Family Communication and Individual Member Health
19. Babies are Not Like Potato Chips, You Can Stop at Just One: Family Size Decisions
20. Let Me Work the Kinks Out of Your Neck: A Man’s Experience With Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
21. “Why Should I Do All the Protesting for Our Family?” Negotiating Gender/ed Participation in the Movement for Black Lives
22. Would You Ever Make a Guy Wear Eyeliner?: External Pressures to Do Gender
CONCLUSION
ACTIVITIES
A proud recent Texan, Jessica Potter is a passionate Professor of Sociology and a committed teacher of life-altering, mind-opening truths. She holds a faculty position at University of Texas, at Dallas, in the School of Economic, Political, and Policy Sciences. She also teaches as an adjunct Professor at a variety of Universities and Colleges across the country.
She has an MA in Sociology from Marshall University and a Juris Doctor from West Virginia College of Law, and teaches a wide variety of Sociology and Criminal Justice courses. The Introduction to Sociology course is her personal favorite, and she enjoys connecting with students and guiding them through the mind-opening journey of utilizing the Sociological imagination.
A DC native, she enjoys teaching in person and online for a variety of universities and community colleges all over the country. When not teaching and mentoring students, Jessica enjoys exercising on nature trails, reading, and spending time with her husband and seven rescue animals. She is excited to learn about the culture of Texas and explore the great state, after moving here in August of 2023.