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Teaching the Sociology of Sport: Using a Comic Strip in the Classroom
Observes that contemporary sociology pays little attention to the narrative and graphic aspects of comic strips. Presents classroom experiences using \"Gil Thorpe,\" a comic strip with an ongoing storyline about suburban high school athletics, and gives reasons for the effectiveness of this instructional tool in the sociology of sport. (DSK)
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Postcards from the Imagination: Using Letters to Teach Sociological Concepts
Reports on classroom experiments with replacing standard student report-style papers with more expressive, explorational writing assignments. Outlines how course readings are used as the basis for a paper that takes the form of a series of letters or postcards to an imaginary or real person. Provides examples from student projects. (DSK)
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Using Contemporary Fiction to Teach Family Issues
Maintains that using contemporary novels allows students to critically apply what they have learned about the sociology of family issues, and at the same time to broaden their understanding of them. Outlines the use of literature to illustrate sociological theories, explains the course requirements, and addresses student and instructor responses. (DSK)
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