College Teaching
Publishes peer-reviewed articles on how instructors across all academic disciplines can improve student learning. Each issue includes practical ideas and new strategies for successful teaching. Topics may range from research on teaching methods, educational technologies, classroom management, and assessment and grading, to faculty development, course design, and interdisciplinary teaching.

• Do Bosses Give Extra Credit? Using the Classroom to Model Real-World Work Experiences by Kristie L. Campana & Jamie J. Peterson, March 2013.
• The Use and Abuse of Cell Phones and Text Messaging in the Classroom: A Survey of College Students by Deborah R. Tindell & Robert W. Bohlander, December 2011.

Communication Education
Our mission at Communication Education is to publish rigorous, social science research related to these two focus areas: instructional communication and communication education.

• The teacher‐student relationship as an interpersonal relationship by Ann Bainbridge Frymier & Marian L. Houser, May 2009.
• Raising the Question # 9 Is the Student-Athlete Population Unique? And Why Should We Care? by J. Christopher Jolly, December 2007.

Teaching of Psychology
This indispensable journal offers creative and hands-on articles that help you use a variety of resources (for example, technology as a teaching tool) to enhance student learning.

• Promoting Knowledge Transfer with Electronic Note Taking, Andrew D. Katayama, R. Neal Shambaugh, Tasneem Doctor, April 2005.
• Ideal Teacher Behaviors: Student Motivation and Self-Efficacy Predict Preferences by Meera Komarraju, February 2013.

Teaching Sociology
From the American Sociological Association, Teaching Sociology publishes articles, notes, and reviews intended to be helpful to the discipline’s teachers. Articles range from experimental studies of teaching and learning to broad, synthetic essays on pedagogically important issues.

• A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Applying Image-based Learning to Course Design, by Cameron T. Whitley, April 2013.
• Picture My Gender(s): Using Interactive Media to Engage Students in Theories of Gender Construction, by Carey Sargent and Sarah M. Corse, March 2013.

Journal of Teacher Education
Provides a vital forum for considering practice, policy, and research in teacher education. It examines some of the most timely and important topics in the field.

• What Makes Good Teachers Good? A Cross-Case Analysis of the Connection Between Teacher Effectiveness and Student Achievement, by James H. Stronge, Thomas J. Ward, and Leslie W. Grant, September 2011.
• Preparing Teachers for Culturally Diverse Schools: Research and the Overwhelming Presence of Whiteness, by Christine E. Sleeter, March 2001.

Counselor Education and Supervision
Publishes articles on research, theory development, and program applications with essential information for the preparation and supervision of counselors in various settings.

• Use of Ethnographic Fiction in Social Justice Graduate Counselor Training, by Rita Chi-Ying Chung & Fred Bemak, March 2013.
• A Constructivist Perspective for Integrating Spirituality Into Counselor Training, by Brian M. Shaw, Hannah Bayne, & Sonya Lorelle, December 2012.

Journal of Criminal Justice Education (available 1990-2011)
An official publication of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). JCJE provides a forum for the examination, discussion and debate of a broad range of issues concerning post-secondary education in criminal justice, criminology and related areas.

• The “Write” Stuff: Simple Techniques: Designed to Teach Students How toAvoid Plagiarism, by Caroline W. Ferree & Heather L. Pfeifer, November 2010.
• Outside the Comfort Zone of the Classroom, by Brian Chad Starks, Lana Harrison, & Kathy Denhardt, June 2011.

21st Century Communication: A Reference Handbook
(online)
edited by William F. Eadie
Sage Publications
2009

An Overture to Philosophy of Communication: The Carrier of Meaning
Ronald C. Arnett & Annette M. Holba
Peeter Lang
2012
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Moving Data: The iPhone and the Future of Media
edited by Pelle Snickars & Patrick Vonderau
Columbia University Press
2012
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The Financial Times Essential Guide to Leading Your Team: how to set goals, measure performance and reward talent
by Graham Yemm
Pearson
2012

Give Me the Money and I’ll Shoot: Finance Your Factual TV/Film Project
by Nicola Lees
Methuen Drama
2011
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Disrupting the school-to-prison pipeline
edited by Sophia Bahena
Harvard Educational Review
2012
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Alcohol and violence: The nature of the relationship and the promise of prevention
by Robert Nash Parker and Kevin J. McCaffree
Lexington Books
2013
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Oxford Handbook of Criminological Theory
edited by Francis T. Cullen and Pamela Wilcox
Oxford University Press
2013
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Understanding parricide: When sons and daughters kill parents
by Kathleen M. Heide
Oxford University Press
2013
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When to use what research design
by W. Paul Vogt, Dianne C. Gardner, Lynne M. Haeffele
Guilford Press
2012
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Successful research projects: A step-by-step guide
by Bernard C. Beins,
Sage Publications
2013
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Reviewing qualitative research
edited by Audrey A. Trainor and Elizabeth Graue
Routledge
2013
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How to conduct surveys: A step-by-step guide
by Arlene Fink
Sage Publications
2013
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Emerging methods in psychology
edited by Emily Abbey and Seth SurganTransaction Publishers
2011
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Qualitative Media Analysis
by David L. Altheide and Christopher J. Schneider
Sage Publications
2013
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Millenials, news, and social media: Is news engagement a thing of the past?
by Paula M. Poindexter
Peter Lang
2012
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Methods of randomization in experimental design
by Valentim R. Alferes
Sage
2012
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Cyberbullying: Bullying in the Digital Age
by Robin M. Kowalski, Susan P. Limber, Patricia W. Agatston
Wiley-Blackwell
2012
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Exploring professional communication: language in action
by Stephanie Schnurr
Routledge
2012

Social Explorer contains over 18,000 maps, hundreds of profile reports, 40 billion data elements, 335,000 variables and 220 years of data. Interactive mapping and reporting tools let you explore a vast array of demographic data quickly and easily.

Available Maps and Reports:

• Census data from 1790 to 2010
• American Community Survey (all)
• Religion data – InfoGroup 2009
• Religion data – RCMS 1980 to 2000
• Carbon emissions – Vulcan Project

Please let us know what you think, and if you would like to retain access to Social Explorer. Contact Kristyna Carroll.

Half the Sky: Turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide

Documentary Film (2012)
Inspired by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn’s groundbreaking book, HALF THE SKY: TURNING OPPRESSION INTO OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN WORLDWIDE takes on the central moral challenge of the 21st century: the oppression of women and girls worldwide.

Take an unforgettable journey with six actress/advocates and New York Times journalist Kristof to meet some of the most courageous individuals of our time, who are doing extraordinary work to empower women and girls everywhere. These are stories of heartbreaking challenge, dramatic transformation and enduring hope. You will be shocked, outraged, brought to tears. Most important, you will be inspired by the resilience of the human spirit and the capabilities of women and girls to realize their staggering potential.

Money, Power & Wall Street
Documentary Film -  A Frontline Production (2012)
In a special 4-hour investigation FRONTLINE tells the inside story of the struggles to rescue and repair a shattered economy exploring key decisions missed opportunities and the unprecedented and uneasy partnership between government leaders and titans of finance that affects the fortunes of millions of people around the world.

First Position
Documentary Film (2012)
Every year, thousands of aspiring dancers enter one of the world’s most prestigious ballet competitions, the Youth America Grand Prix, where lifelong dreams are at stake. In the final round, with hundreds competing for only a handful of elite scholarships and contracts, practice and discipline are paramount, and nothing short of perfection is expected. The box office hit documentary, Bess Kargman’s award-winning FIRST POSITION follows six young dancers as they prepare for a chance to enter the world of professional ballet, struggling through bloodied feet, near exhaustion and debilitating injuries, all while navigating the drama of adolescence. A showcase of awe-inspiring talent, tenacity and passion, FIRST POSITION paints a thrilling and moving portrait of the most gifted young ballet stars of tomorrow.

Slavoj Zizek, the Reality of the Virtual
Interview (2007)
Slavoj Zizek is a realist thinker. Zizek is always trying to think from the standpoint of the real and, at the same time, to think through the standpoint of the real. Going beyond the Lacanian Real what resists symbolization or marks the limit that is both obstacle and access to the real this is an examination of those real elements (which may or may not resist symbolization) that constitute the nodal points of our worldly existence, the points that undermine all systematic attempts to determine this existence in advance and by means of externally derived iron laws. It is unlikely that Zizek himself would put the matter in this fashion. This is because his strategy is precisely to flirt with iron principles (what he has most recently named lost causes) in order to expose how the political contingencies of our world are nowadays veiled by a palliative language that uses the alibi of contingency to defeat principles…

Albert Nobbs
Feature Film (2012)
Nominated for 3 Academy Awards including Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs) gives a “powerhouse performance” (New York Post) as a woman who passes as a man in order to work and survive in 19th century Ireland. Some thirty years after donning men’s clothing, she finds herself trapped in a prison of her own making. Also starring a prestigious international cast including Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson, Janet McTeer, Brendan Gleeson and Jonathan Rhys Meyers, ALBERT NOBBS is a “terrific” (IndieWIRE) film adapted from the short story by Irish author George Moore.

*DVD cover photos and summaries from amazon.com.

Sociological Images

–  See the General Social Survey (GSS) in action: Are Conservatives Happier Than Liberals?

Sociological Images is designed to encourage all kinds of people to exercise and develop their sociological imagination by presenting brief sociological discussions of compelling and timely imagery that spans the breadth of sociological inquiry.

 Montclair SocioBlog

–  Interested in studying Facebook? Check out America’s Team is Not in the Super Bowl.

A blog by some members of the Montclair State Sociology Department — what we’ve been thinking, reading, seeing, or doing.

Everyday Sociology

Welcome to Everydaysociologyblog.com, a site that features interesting, informative, and most of all entertaining commentary from sociologists around the United States. Come to this site regularly to get a sociological take on what is happening in the news (and on what should be in the news).

Racism Review

RacismReview is intended to provide a credible and reliable source of information for journalists, students and members of the general public who are seeking solid evidence-based research and analysis of “race,” racism, ethnicity, and immigration issues, especially as they undergird and shape U.S. society within a global setting. We also provide substantive research and analysis on local, national, and global resistance to racial and ethnic oppression, including the many types of antiracist activism.

Understanding Society (Daniel Little)

This site addresses a series of topics in the philosophy of social science. What is involved in “understanding society”? The blog is an experiment in thinking, one idea at a time. Look at it as a web-based, dynamic monograph on the philosophy of social science and some foundational issues about the nature of the social world.

A (Budding) Sociologist’s Commonplace Book

My name is Dan Hirschman and I am a (budding) Sociologist. I am a PhD candidate at the University of Michigan in Sociology and the certificate program in Science, Technology and Society (STS). Broadly, I am interested in economic sociology, the sociology of economics, organizations, and science studies. Specifically, I am interested in the interaction of quantification, law, organizations and knowledge-production.

Family Inequality (Philip N. Cohen)

On this site I keep a running account of the connections between families and inequality. The nature of this relationship is one of the central problems of inequality in modern societies. To the extent that our well-being is determined by the family we land in, our imagined meritocracy is more illusion than achievement.

• Research Appointments
• Individual or group meetings at any stage of the research process.
• Research Guides
• Generalized subject guides are always available.
• Specifically tailored guides for your course or project can be quickly created.
• Instructional Workshops
• Bring your class to the library for a tailored workshop!
• Past topics include demonstration of key resources, the research process, APA citations, plagiarism, and more!
• Open Workshops
• Your librarian can schedule library space for open work time as your project due date approaches. Students are welcome to drop in to work on their project, ask questions of the librarian, and enjoy a snack!
• Material Requests
• Know a book, DVD, or other resource that would be valuable to your program? Suggest it to your subject librarian!

Education & Sociology

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Communication, Criminal Justice, & Sociology

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Allowing students to search the library’s resources to find the full text of an article from the citation builds familiarity with the library and its website. This exercise also demonstrates that the library is a valuable place to find scholarly resources. As an added bonus, your students will learn to interpret a citation. Finding the full text is good practice for scholarly research!

To help with this task, we provide detailed instructions for finding the full text using an article citation on our Finding Full Text Guide. Feel free to include this link on your syllabus. Librarians are also available to help by phone, email, chat, or in person.

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