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Simpson, Joseph M.; Elias, Vicky L. – Teaching Sociology, 2011
This article introduces a sociology role-playing game (RPG) used to demonstrate the broad range of social forces, institutions, and structures in a semester-long series of in-class and homework assignments. RPGs and other simulation games have been frequently suggested as a useful teaching methodology because of their unique ability to allow…
Descriptors: Sociology, Role Playing, Educational Games, Simulation

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