Spring 2015 Final Projects

Policing:
http://dwigg010.wix.com/womennpolicing
http://nickotthwomenandpolicing.weebly.com/
http://soc340police.weebly.com/

Military:
http://womeninboots.weebly.com/
http://sfcsteven.wix.com/womenincombatarms

Sexuality and Status:
http://femalesexuality340.weebly.com/

Prostitution and Trafficking:
http://prostitutionsoc340.weebly.com/
http://opere002.wix.com/sociology-women-340
http://womanssextrafficking.weebly.com/

Health and Work:
http://sowbreastcancer.weebly.com/
http://shawitwp.weebly.com/

Other topics:
http://soc-womeninlit.tumblr.com/
http://womensocialstatus.weebly.com/
http://engineeringanwomen.weebly.com/

Fall 2014 Final Projects

Gender roles and Feminism:
http://womenandgenderroles.weebly.com/
http://feminismredefined.weebly.com/

Abortion:  http://kaitlynandtyran.weebly.com/
Families:   http://singleparentfams.weebly.com/
Music:  http://bsmit117.wix.com/womanandmusic
Combat:  http://bwhit065.wix.com/womencombatarms

Violence and Abuse:
http://domesticviloence.weebly.com/
http://poetfreefromdv.weebly.com/
http://kroun005.wix.com/datingabuse
http://sextraffickingproj.weebly.com/

Body Image and Eating Disorders:
http://709941126967026100.weebly.com/
http://eatingdisorders340soc.weebly.com/

Spring 2014 Final Projects

Pornography & Violence:
http://the1ststep.weebly.com/
http://socgroup4porn.weebly.com/
http://femaleviolence.weebly.com/
http://womeninpi.weebly.com/
http://socofwomenfgm.weebly.com/
http://humantraffickingsoc340.weebly.com/
http://stopmeansno.weebly.com/

Sports:
http://cummingscodym.weebly.com/
http://soc340project.weebly.com/

Body Image & Media:
http://womenandbodyimage.weebly.com/
http://sexualizationofgirls.weebly.com/
http://soc340bi.weebly.com/
https://sites.google.com/a/odu.edu/ap_women_in_media/

Other topics:
http://womeninventions.weebly.com/
http://mattwagner8024.wix.com/womeninprison
http://sahre001.wix.com/soc340sagglskf
http://socofwomeningaming.weebly.com/

Fall 2013: Final Projects

Women's Rights:  http://socwomen.weebly.com/
Education:  http://mara779.wix.com/educatedwomen
Breast Cancer: http://alonzobrooks213.wix.com/paint-the-town-pink
Prostitution:  prostitutionandsociology.weebly.com
Sex Trafficking:  http://womeninsextrafficking.weebly.com
Work:  http://womenworkers.weebly.com/
Crime:  http://womenincrime.weebly.com/

Spring 2013 Final Projects

Advertising, Media and Body Image:
http://genderroleadvertising.blogspot.com/
http://womenandadvertising.weebly.com/
http://lbrit009.wix.com/blackwomenand-media#!
http://advertisingandbodyimage.weebly.com/
http://womengonecrazyinmedia.weebly.com/
http://agingwomen11.weebly.com/

Health:
http://womensrighttochoose.weebly.com/
http://acluv002.wix.com/hivinafricanamericanwomen
http://blackwomenandhiv.weebly.com/
http://depressioninwomenap.weebly.com/
http://womenandstds.weebly.com/

Justice and Politics:
http://socwomeninlawenforcement.weebly.com/
http://womenlawyers.weebly.com/
http://womensissuesarenow.webstarts.com/
http://voteforwomen.weebly.com/
http://womenandcrime.weebly.com/
http://women340.weebly.com/

Other Topics:
http://moderndayslavery20thcentury.weebly.com/datastatistics.html
http://cyclegenerationalpoverty.weebly.com/
http://soc340finalproject.weebly.com/
http://womeninventors.weebly.com/
http://womeninsportsproject.weebly.com/
http://womenandtattoossoc340.weebly.com/
http://nicolerparker.wix.com/parent-teacher
http://awomanworkisneverdone.webs.com/
http://womenandgunssoc340.weebly.com/
http://womenmen.weebly.com/
http://womenandwagegap.weebly.com/
https://sites.google.com/a/odu.edu/the-victimization-of-women/
http://jbour001.wix.com/soc340

Fall 2012 Final Projects

Law Enforcement:  http://womeninlawenforcement.weebly.com/
Sports: http://womeninsportz.weebly.com/
Domestic Violence:  http://cdale004.wix.com/domesticviolencesoc

Promotions: http://promotingwomen.weebly.com/

Wage Gap:  http://gendergap101.weebly.com/

Politics:  http://womeninpolitics340.weebly.com/
Prison:  http://womenandprison.weebly.com/
Military:  http://militarywomensoc340.weebly.com/
Trafficking:  http://femalehumantrafficking.weebly.com/

Media:  http://portrayalsandwomen.weebly.com/
Film: http://peoplenotprops.weebly.com/
Disney: http://ladiesofdisney.weebly.com/
Film (2):  http://21stcenturygenderinfilms.weebly.com/

Spring 2012 Final Projects

violence:
http://violenceagainstwomenx.weebly.com/
http://soc340odufinalproject.weebly.com/

wages and work:
http://socwomenodu.webs.com/
http://womeinlawenforcement.weebly.com/
http://sites.google.com/site/womenintheusmilitary/
http://womenonthebench.weebly.com/

pregnancy:
http://dominusstudios.com/teen/
http://teenpregnancy2012.weebly.com/
http://prenatalabuse.weebly.com/

media, guns, and sexism:
http://missrepresentation.weebly.com/
http://womenfirearmstraining.weebly.com/index.html
http://ianhuag.weebly.com/

SOC 340: Student Webpages Fall 2011

Violence:

http://batteredwomensyndrome.weebly.com/
https://sites.google.com/site/soc340odu/
http://212906806124441495.weebly.com/
http://swpfgm.tumblr.com/

Body Image/Media/Eating Disorders:

http://318921712273285177.weebly.com/
http://societyandthewoman.weebly.com/
http://chazbips.weebly.com/
http://eatingdisorderssoc340.weebly.com/
http://foodcanhurt.weebly.com/
https://sites.google.com/a/odu.edu/women-on-weights/home

Other:

http://workplaceinequality.tumblr.com/

the Sneetches online

Thanks to a classmate (again): http://vercors.univ-savoie.fr/ressourcesenligne/cours_ah/pronunciation/rhythmhome.html

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Before you contact me about your grade, please reflect on the following to see if your AB was up to par:

The AB has three parts: summary, evaluation, and reflection.

Summarize: What are the main arguments? What is the point of the book or article? What topics are covered? If someone asked what this article/book is about, what would you say?
When appropriate, describe the author's methodology or approach to material. For instance, you might mention if the source is an ethnography or if the author employs a particular kind of theory.

Evaluate/Assess: After summarizing a source, evaluate it. Is it a useful source? How does it compare with other sources in your bibliography? Is the information reliable? Is this source biased or objective? What is the goal of this source?

Reflect: Explain how the source fits into your research. Was this source helpful to you? How does it help you shape your argument? How can you use this source in your research project? Has it changed how you think about your topic? Explain how researching this material assisted your own project.

Here is one example (among many others you can find, from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/03/):

Lamott, Anne. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life. New York: Anchor Books, 1995.

Lamott's book offers honest advice on the nature of a writing life, complete with its insecurities and failures. Taking a humorous approach to the realities of being a writer, the chapters in Lamott's book are wry and anecdotal and offer advice on everything from plot development to jealousy, from perfectionism to struggling with one's own internal critic. In the process, Lamott includes writing exercises designed to be both productive and fun.

Lamott offers sane advice for those struggling with the anxieties of writing, but her main project seems to be offering the reader a reality check regarding writing, publishing, and struggling with one's own imperfect humanity in the process. Rather than a practical handbook to producing and/or publishing, this text is indispensable because of its honest perspective, its down-to-earth humor, and its encouraging approach.

Chapters in this text could easily be included in the curriculum for a writing class. Several of the chapters in Part 1 address the writing process and would serve to generate discussion on students' own drafting and revising processes. Some of the writing exercises would also be appropriate for generating classroom writing exercises. Students should find Lamott's style both engaging and enjoyable.

SOC 340: gender roles

How A Woman Should Behave On A Date

SOC 340: Student Webpages Fall 2010

Violence:
http://rapethetruevictim2010.weebly.com/
http://endcorporalpunishment.weebly.com/
http://fightagainstfgm.yolasite.com/
http://porns-effects.weebly.com/
http://domesticviolenceandabuse.weebly.com/

Health and Related Social Issues:
http://youngmothers.weebly.com/
http://www.wix.com/easodu/womenshealth
http://intheskinyourein.weebly.com/
http://femalesexualityasanumbrellaterm.weebly.com/
http://breastcancer340.weebly.com/
http://humanpapillomavirus.weebly.com/
http://womeninads.weebly.com/
http://womenatrisk.weebly.com/

Other:
https://sites.google.com/site/womenandlanguage/home
http://sites.google.com/site/timhallissy/

gender norms and exam schedule

One more week of class! Everyone should check their grades on Blackboard to be sure there are no errors.

Here are the final exam procedures for each class:

SOC 201: The final exam is cumulative and consists of 60 multiple choice questions. Your exam date is listed below. The exam can be taken online or in class. Regardless of which you choose, the exam must be completed within the exam time. This time slot is different from the university exam period (the exam is at 9:30 in the morning rather than 8:30). Also, UNlike the format for previous tests in class, the final exam must be completed between 9:30 and 11:30 AM on test day. The test will NOT be open all day like other tests have been.
If you are choosing to come to class to complete the final exam, send me an email and let me know. I will see you at 9:30 on test day.
If you are choosing to take the exam online, the test will open at 9:30 and will only be open for a two hour window. Good luck.

9:00 class - exam Wednesday, December 15 from 9:30 to 11:30
10:00 class - exam Friday, December 17 from 9:30 to 11:30

SOC 340: If you have a grade average of 90% or better (once all grades have been posted, divide your total points by 380 to get your grade), then you are exempt from taking the final. If you are happy with your grade (either an A or A-), then email me to let me know you are not taking the exam.
If you are taking the final, it is cumulative and consists of essay questions for you to answer as a take-home. It is due Thursday, December 16. The final will be posted on Blackboard one week earlier, this Thursday on December 9. The exam must be typed and turned in to me as a hard copy. If you would like to turn it in early, this is possible, but not by email. Contact me.

Class Dismissed

Here are the links to the video we began watching in class (SOC 201), in case anyone is interested in finishing it. Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class (2007):

Part one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVu6ojB-cMg
Part two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWzhiZWDWu8
Part three: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8VqdLawq8U
Part four: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqm327ebAVY
Part five: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyw4i7G1nBU
Part six: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nRpO5wqk20
Part seven: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtMvTSmBojw
Part eight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXaiv7b_nUM

SOC 340 class: you may want to enjoy this movie, too! Part four features an emphasis on women.

gendered occupations

From a 1970s children's book (click to enlarge):



Thanks to Dianne. I love you guys are noticing class-related material in the world around you!

Welcome Fall Students

This is a supplementary website. You can browse this page for additional information that may be of interest to you.

Any class news, cancellations, etc. will be posted here during the course of the semester.

the wage gap

Here is a very cool interactive graphic from the New York Times. It breaks down the wage gap for a variety of occupations.

Valentine's Day

Here are those movie posters I was referring to in class (showing the social roles and what's deemed important for men and women). You can click them for better viewing.

The Sneetches

One of your classmates found the full text of The Sneetches online and wanted to share it: http://vercors.univ-savoie.fr/ressourcesenligne/cours_ah/pronunciation/rhythmhome.html

careers for girls

as i said before, it is all around us!