Library Guides: SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology: Class Activities

Online Worksheets

Link to Article Anatomy & Reference Review Worksheet

Articles for In-Class Activity

Table 1: The confidence delusion: A sociological exploration of participants’ confidence in sport-for-development
Table 2: Ecological disruptions and well-being among children in foster care
Table 3: Exploring a social work lead mindfulness-based intervention to address burnout among inpatient psychiatric nurses: A pilot study
Table 4: Has There Been a Transgender Tipping Point? Gender Identification Differences in U.S. Cohorts Born between 1935 and 2001
Table 5: Inclusion Work: Children of Immigrants Claiming Membership in Everyday Life
Table 6: Rumors and factitious informational blends: The role of the web in speculative politics
Table 7: The sleep and technology use of Americans: findings from the National Sleep Foundation's 2011 Sleep in America poll
Table 8: Creating Sacred Spaces: Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, and Muslim Student Groups at U.S. Colleges and Universities
Table 9: Ethnic-racial socialization among Black, Latinx, and White parents of elementary school-age children
Table 10: #BlackGirlMagic: Using multiple data sources to learn about Black adolescent girls’ identities, intersectionality, and media socialization

Discussion Questions for Article Anatomy

How can an abstract help you decide if an article will be useful?

What sorts of graphics are typically included in a research article?

How long do you imagine it took for the author(s) to perform the research described in their Methods section?

Which section other than the abstract would you read first, to get a sense of the usefulness of the article?

Discussion Questions for Review of References

What types of sources seem to be most commonly cited by scholars in sociology?

Why do you think these types of sources are most commonly cited?

Are these types of sources more authoritative or trustworthy? Why? Are there other reasons why these types of sources might be more cited than others?

Are there any types of sources that rarely seem to be cited in the field?

What did you learn in this activity that may be relevant to you while working on your sociology assignment? Both in terms of the sources you will incorporate into your own research, and in how you might share your own research with others?