OER Sociology
By Dallas County Community College District
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Description
DCCCD Open Education Resource(OER). A collection of resources provided by Dallas TeleLearning, a part of the Dallas County Community College District. Dallas TeleLearning has been producing distance learning courses since 1972. Our dynamic content features some of the most prominent voices in education from colleges and universities around the globe. For additional information, access the Dallas TeleLearning link to the left.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
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| 1 | CleanVideoAmerican Pioneers of Sociology | While its roots were European, the discipline of sociology developed most rapidly in North America in the first half of the twentieth century. | 8/6/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 2 | CleanVideoAmerican Pioneers of Sociology | While its roots were European, the discipline of sociology developed most rapidly in North America in the first half of the twentieth century. | 8/6/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 3 | CleanVideoEuropean Pioneers of Sociology | This video traces the history of the development of sociology in Europe in the 19th century when societies were undergoing dramatic changes. It profiles the pioneering work of August Comte, Karl Marx, Emil Durkheim and Max Veber. | 8/6/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 4 | CleanVideoThen and Now – Women Sociologists | This video compares and contrasts the careers of 19th century sociologist Harriet Martineau and contemporary sociologist Carol Chenault. | 8/6/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 5 | CleanVideoWhat Sociologists Study | Sociologists discuss what drew them to their life’s work, based on their personal interests. A wide range of sociologists talk of their studies of different aspects of human behavior, from social equality to video games. | 8/6/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 6 | CleanVideoThe Development of Sociology | This video describes the historical development of sociology. | 8/6/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 7 | CleanVideoThe Discipline of Sociology | This video begins with interviews of sociologists who share their reasons for becoming sociologists. | 8/6/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 8 | CleanVideoThe Sociological Imagination | This video focuses on a Mardi Gras parade in Lafayette, Louisiana. | 8/6/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 9 | CleanVideoVisual Sociology | It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words, and no one would agree more than a sociologist. Using photographs, paintings and feature movies, this video explains how visual sociology contributes to understanding. | 8/6/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 10 | CleanVideoWhy Sociology? | A review of the importance of sociology. | 8/6/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 11 | CleanVideoWhy Sociology? | A review of the importance of sociology. | 8/6/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 12 | CleanVideoSociological Perspectives on a Painting | The three main sociological perspectives – functionalism, conflict and interactionism – are used to analyze a painting, Sugar Cane, by Diego Rivera, depicting life on a Mexican sugar cane plantation. Class, gender and power issues are explored. | 8/6/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 13 | CleanVideoThe Conflict Perspective | In this video, it is used to analyze the Haymarket Square Massacre of 1886. The incident was about power, class and labor rights, and how the conflict perspective often brings about social change. | 8/6/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 14 | CleanVideoThe Functionalist Perspective | The perspective of functionalism is used to examine the social structure of a circus. Each of the performers has a role and a function that insures that the social order of the troupe is maintained. | 8/6/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 15 | CleanVideoThe Interactionist Perspective | Why do politicians seem to give the same speech over and over again? This video uses the interactionist perspective to examine American electoral politics, helping us to understand how we form our perceptions of candidates during an election. | 8/6/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 16 | CleanVideoFocus on Sociological Perspectives | The three main sociological perspectives – functionalism, conflict and interactionism – are explored through a Diego Rivera painting | 8/6/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 17 | CleanVideoReview of Sociological Perspectives | A review of the primary sociological perspectives. | 8/6/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 18 | CleanVideoThe Feminist Perspective | This perspective focuses on women’s concerns and shows how they have been ignored and neglected. | 8/6/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 19 | CleanVideoUsing Perspectives to Analyze Events | In 1999, Elian Gonzales captured hearts and headlines all over the world. | 8/6/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 20 | CleanVideoViews of Social Behavior | Sociologists use different theories and ideas to look for patterns of group behavior within the big picture of society. These “sociological perspectives” give us a multidimensional view of social behavior. | 8/6/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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