TEACHSOC: Re: List of Sociology Journals

[Del Thomas Ph D]

Hi, I followed this thread with curiosity.   I reviewed several ASA editions and found that the older they were the more "useful or important" they were.  Next, I often found that some articles were books or chapters of books.  I frequently used articles instead of a text.  I found that if there was a struggle it was worth it.  The articles were assigned because of their quality for the course.  Often each of the class groups presented a skit, video or other presentation on the article.  In general I found articles "richer" than the text material. The purpose for publication is not always  advancement of knowledge. I nominate Joseph Bensman and Israel Gerver, "Crime and Punishment in the Factory," American Sociological Review, August 1963. For the list.  There are several others. Del [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi: Regarding having students select and analyze journal articles - I've tried similar assignments in a couple of different soc classes. Like John, I've found it to be a great learning experience, at least for me. For the students, however, one thing I found happening was that, left to their own devices, students often selected an article that was way over their heads (and even mine in a few cases). There seem to be various reasons for this - some thought the topic sounded interesting, some wanted a personal challenge, some wanted to pick something that they thought would make an impressive effort in the eyes of their professor, some picked the first thing they found, etc. In light of this listserv conversation, I'm thinking I should give this another try. Can canyone suggest articles that they found especially appropriate for such an assignment? Thanks, Kathy Kathy Stolley, Ph.D. Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Virginia Wesleyan College 1584 Wesleyan Drive Norfolk, VA 23502 757-233-8768 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Teaching Sociology" group. To post to this group, send email to teachsoc@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/teachsoc -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---