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Loewen, James W. – Teaching Sociology, 1991
Teaches race relations to college students using visual materials. Uses three films, "Gone with the Wind,""Mississippi Burning," and "The White Dawn," to illustrate how films depict history inaccurately and to help students unlearn false images. Includes questions for classroom discussion of U.S. racist culture. (NL)
Descriptors: Black History, Civil Rights, College Instruction, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
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Tiemann, Kathleen A. – Teaching Sociology, 1991
Describes teaching about deviance in an introductory sociology course. Uses the "Baby Doe" case as a model. Students role play the courtroom case as a values clarification exercise. Allows students to experience the complexity of such issues firsthand. Finds method is a powerful tool for consciousness raising. (NL)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Case Studies, Citizen Participation, College Instruction