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Fall 2005
Course: SYG 2010 - Social Problems
Section: 9339
Classtime: MWF Period 4 (10:40 – 11:30am)
Room: CSE E222
Instructor: April Nicewonger
Office: 3305 Turlington
Office Hours: by appointment only from Dec. 9-16
Office Phone: (352) 392-0265 ext 241 (during office hours)
Email: adnice@ufl.edu
Class Website: http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/anicewon/
Syllabus:
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/anicewon/syg2010-fa2005.pdf
Announcements:
12/19: Course Grades Posted: Course Grades
All extra credit, final exam scores, and final course grades have been posted.
12/18: Happy Holidays!
Have a happy holiday season and a relaxing winter break!
Course Materials & Important Links:
Online Practice Tests:
Click the link to the appropriate chapter: Online Practice Test
Extra Credit (optional):
-Extra Credit Grade Sheet
-Extra Credit Options (and long paper instructions)
-25-Point Extra Credit Instructions
Exam Grades:
-Course Grades
-Exam 1 | Exam 2 | Exam 3
Chapter 13 - Environmental Problems:
-Film Review Guide: The Day After Tomorrow
Chapter 10 - Alcohol and Other Drugs:
-Website: "Binge Drinking down at UF..." (2001)
Chapter 9 - Crime and Delinquency:
-Film Review Guide: The Life of David Gale
Chapter 6 - Race & Ethnic Relations:
-Film Review Guide: American History X
-Study Guide: Chapter 6 Concepts & Study Questions
Chapter 2 - Concentration of Power:
-Study Guide: Forms of Corporate Growth
Chapter 1 - Introduction:
-Study Guide: Sociological Theories
Websites:
NOTE: I do not personally endorse the content on the sites linked below, but I provide them here as a launching pad for further research on social problems.
Chapter 15 - Education, Science, and Technology:
-Weblinks
Chapter 14 - Violence, War, and Terrorism:
-Weblinks
Chapter 13 - Environmental Problems:
-Weblinks: EPA | Sierra Club | Grist | NEW | EnviroLink
-More Weblinks: "World climate summit to begin" | "Report: Humans impacting sea levels"
Chapter 12 - Population Growth and Urbanization:
-We are skipping Chapter 12, please see textbook for related websites.
Chapter 11 - Prostitution, Pornography & the Sex Trade:
-Weblinks: FCC & Obscenity | Movie Ratings | NTFP | FBI | BJS | Sourcebook
Chapter 10 - Alcohol and Other Drugs:
-Weblinks: A.A. | CSDP | WHO | Netherlands
-More Weblinks: D&A Terminology | Drug Classification | "Are You Drug Smart?"
Chapter 9 - Crime and Delinquency:
-Weblinks: FBI | BJS | BoPrisons | General Social Survey | Enron Scandal | Internet Crime
-More Weblinks: Biological Explanations | Phrenology | Theories of Crime | The Criminology Mega-Site | DumbLaws.com
Chapter 8 - Age, Sexual Orientation, and Social Inequality:
-Weblinks: U.S. Census Bureau | AARP | FBI | Child Trends
Chapter 7 - Gender and Social Inequality:
-Weblinks: U.S. Census Bureau | NOW | Femininst Majority Foundation | UN:ESD | ERA
Chapter 6 - Race and Ethnic Relations:
-Weblinks: MALDEF | NCLR | OCA | NAACP | BIA | ADL
Chapter 5 - Poverty:
-Weblinks: U.S. Census Bureau | HHS | UNDP | IRP
Chapter 4 - Health & Illness:
-Weblinks: WHO | CDC | APHA | GMHC
Chapter 3 - Families:
-Weblinks: Family Research Council | Women's Studies | Kinship
Chapter 2 - Concentration of Power:
-Weblinks: U.S. Senate | U.S. House of Representatives | World Bank | IMF
Textbook Companion:
-Social Problems Supersite
Professional Organizations:
-Society for the Study of Social Problems
News Sites:
-The New York Times (free subscription)
-CNN.com (free video)
Search Engines:
-Google
-Yahoo
PowerPoint Slides:
Due to copyright protection laws, I will not be posting the PowerPoint slides used in lecture. Instead, I encourage you to take good notes in class and to read your text carefully.
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