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Revitalizing Urban Main Streets: Mission Hill & Egleston Square, Boston

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Revitalizing Urban Main Streets: Mission Hill & Egleston Square, Boston

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Revitalizing Urban Main Streets focuses on the physical and economic renewal of urban neighborhood Main Streets by combining classroom work with an applied class project. The course content covers three broad areas:

an overview of the causes for urban business district decline, the challenges faced in revitalization and the type of revitalization strategies employed;
the physical and economic development planning tools used to understand and assess urban Main Streets from physical design and economic development perspectives; and
the policies, interventions, and investments used to foster urban commercial revitalization.

The course has dual goals: to explore the integration of economic and physical development interventions in ways that reinforce commercial district revitalization efforts, and to apply this knowledge through the development of a formal neighborhood commercial revitalization plan for a client business district.

Subject:: Applied Science; Architecture and Design; Arts and Humanities; Political Science; Social Science; Sociology
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: MIT
Provider Set:: MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:: Seidman, Karl; Silberberg, Susan
Date Added:: 02/01/2003

Revitalizing Urban Main Streets: St. Claude Avenue, New Orleans

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This course focuses on the physical and economic renewal of urban neighborhood Main Streets by combining classroom work with an applied class project. The course content covers four broad areas:

An overview of the causes for urban business district decline, the challenges faced in revitalization and the type of revitalization strategies employed;
The physical and economic development planning tools used to understand and assess urban Main Streets from physical design and economic development perspectives;
The policies, interventions, and investments used to foster urban commercial revitalization; and
The formulation of a revitalization plan for an urban commercial district.

Subject:: Applied Science; Architecture and Design; Arts and Humanities; Political Science; Social Science; Sociology
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: MIT
Provider Set:: MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:: Seidman, Karl; Silberberg, Susan
Date Added:: 02/01/2009

The Roadrunner's Guide to English

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The Roadrunner's Guide to English

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This online book is designed to help students learn the skills they will need to do well in college-level classes. Some courses will focus on writing, some on reading, and some on a combination of the two; this book is designed to work with all of those classes.

Welcome, students, and remember: a skill is not a magical ability. By that, we mean it can be learned; you don't have to be born "good at" reading or writing. Like any other skill, reading and writing abilities improve through learning the step-by-step process to doing both, and through practice. We hope this book will help you develop your own skills.

Subject:: Education; Social Science; Social Work
Material Type:: Reading; Textbook
Provider:: University System of Georgia
Provider Set:: Galileo Open Learning Materials
Author:: Jenny Crisp; Lydia Postell; Melissa Whitesell
Date Added:: 12/13/2022

Rothschild's Introduction to Sociology

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An adaptation of OpenStax's Introduction to Sociology 2e

Word Count: 186247

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Subject:: Social Science; Sociology
Material Type:: Textbook
Date Added:: 01/26/2024

Rothschild's Introduction to Sociology

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An adaptation of OpenStax's Introduction to Sociology 2e

Word Count: 149475

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Subject:: Social Science; Sociology
Material Type:: Textbook
Author:: Teal Rothschild
Date Added:: 05/27/2021

Rural and Northern Social Work Practice: Canadian Perspectives

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Rural and Northern Social Work Practice: Canadian Perspectives

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This book highlights the contextual foundation of social work practice with rural and northern communities by addressing the importance of place using anti-oppressive perspectives. Practice competencies are presented, including an emphasis on trauma- and violence-informed approaches and the importance of addressing the mental wellness of social workers practicing in these communities. The book explores selected areas of social work practice including abuse and intimate partner violence, mental health issues and addictions, newcomers and immigrant populations, older adults, and child protection work.

Word Count: 124016

ISBN: 978-0-7731-0784-7

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Subject:: Applied Science; Business and Communication; Cultural Geography; Ethnic Studies; Health, Medicine and Nursing; Social Science; Social Work; Sociology
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: University of Regina
Date Added:: 11/28/2022

SMT 110 - Social Media and Technology

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SMT 110 - Social Media and Technology

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This is an introductory course that gives students an overview of the major social media sites and provides examples as to how individuals are using social media. Social media (Twitter, Facebook, blogging, podcasting, etc.) are relatively accessible technologies that enable individuals, almost instantaneously, to create, publish, edit, and/or access messages intended for audiences; students will learn how to explore the possibilities and limitations of various social media.
Social media has profoundly impacted the world of communications both among consumers as well as with businesses. Despite the rapid shift in marketing and communications, many organizations are still learning to adjust to this new paradigm. The purpose of this course is to provide the practical knowledge and insights required to establish objectives and strategies, properly select the social media platforms to engage consumers, and measure these results in a manner that is meaningful for businesses.

The class will break down broad concepts about social media into meaningful segments that could be applied to serve strategic priorities for businesses. This includes an overview of the necessary tools, the impact on traditional marketing, quantifying success, and reputation management. These concepts will help provide important insights into sales and marketing, public relations, customer service, and other areas of the organization.

Course Outcomes:
1. Build a Professional or Personal Brand and Voice.
2. Define Social Media Communities.
3. Create and manage Social Media accounts and tools.
4. Create Social Media Metric strategies.

Subject:: Social Science; Sociology
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: Linn-Benton Community College
Author:: Linn Benton Virtual College
Date Added:: 07/09/2020

SMT 112 - Social Media issues

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SMT 112 - Social Media issues

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This course provides students with a foundation that enables them to identify and analyze ethical issues in relation to social media. Students will explore the legal responsibilities associated with social media.

Course Outcomes:
1. Define Intellectual Property.
2. Discuss the liability issues associated with privacy and social media boundaries.
3. Define Social Media professional networking.

Subject:: Social Science; Sociology
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: Linn-Benton Community College
Author:: Linn Benton Virtual College
Date Added:: 07/09/2020

SMT 113 - Social Media Emerging Tools

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This course will assist students in developing effective and successful social media marketing campaigns. Students will have the opportunity to formulate a social media marketing plan with an appropriate target market using relevant social media channels and metric analysis and maintenance.

Course Outcomes:
1. Describe video utilization in Social Media.
2. List methods for search engine optimization.
3. Discuss emerging Social Media technologies.

Subject:: Social Science; Sociology
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: Linn-Benton Community College
Author:: Linn Benton Virtual College
Date Added:: 07/09/2020

SRM:1060 Course OER Materials

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Word Count: 2141

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Subject:: Arts and Humanities; Business and Communication; Management; Social Science; Sociology
Material Type:: Textbook
Date Added:: 01/26/2024

Safe Sport: Critical issues and practices

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Safe Sport: Critical issues and practices

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Combining research and practice with regard to safe sport, this book offers current and insightful commentary that addresses athlete voices, governance, human rights, legal issues, coaching, and officiating perspectives. Comprised of 18 chapters from 21 contributors across academic and professional realms, it offers comprehensive and open-access safe sport information for individuals and organizations within all levels of the sport system.

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This edited book addresses a critical provincial and national sport sector issue – safe sport. Organizations within all levels of the sport system are currently facing crises in relation to safe experiences. It is imperative that comprehensive and open-access safe sport information be made available to students and instructors. Comprised of 18 chapters from 21 contributors across academic and professional realms, the book offers current and insightful commentary that addresses athlete voices, governance, human rights, legal issues, coaching, and officiating perspectives. Leveraging the Brock University Centre for Sport Capacity 2021 Safe Sport Forum’s diverse team of experts and attendee discussions, the edited book combines research and practice in safe sport. These themes are integrated with “from-the-field” cases, application exercises, and interactive multi-media to support students and instructors across a wide-range of disciplines, programs, and courses.

In this resource, athletes are the main priority. This edited book applies various perspectives to address the harassment and abuse of athletes, and the lack of administrative action in these instances which have been highlighted in recent cases in the media and the courts. Most importantly, the chapters acknowledge that the long-term negative ramifications of a failure to ensure safe sport for athletes at all levels of the Canadian sport system is a significant issue that requires discussion and action. Moving forward, sport leaders must make decisions to ensure the athlete is top-of-mind.

This edited book also offers a summary of where we currently stand in this safe sport movement, and an important perspective on what steps need to be taken next to put the words of the Universal Code of Conduct to Address and Prevent Maltreatment in Sport (UCCMS) into action. This resource offers ways to counter current challenges of the existing sport structure, to commit to safe sport values, and to enact these values through policies and programs. One resounding theme the authors have communicated in their own unique way is that safe sport requires effort from a variety of stakeholders at every level of the sports system. In other words, the safe sport movement requires support from coaches, sport officials, administrators and governing bodies, volunteers, athletes and participants, health professionals in Integrated Support Teams (ISTs), the legal system, parents and guardians, and more. Together, we can make safe sport possible.

Word Count: 119690

ISBN: 978-1-990208-12-6

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Subject:: Law; Social Science; Sociology
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: Brock University
Date Added:: 02/14/2022

Safer Campuses for Everyone: Implementation Guide

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Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Training for B.C. Post-Secondary Institutions

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The Safer Campuses for Everyone training is a 75 minute online, self-paced, and non-facilitated training on preventing and responding to sexual violence in post-secondary institutions. This training is recommended for all members of the campus community: students, faculty, administrators, and staff. This implementation guide is intended to support post-secondary institutions in customizing and delivering the Safer Campuses for Everyone training. It includes information about how to adapt and edit the course content using the web application Articulate Rise and how to share the course through a learning management system such as Moodle, Blackboard, Canvas, and D2L.

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The Safer Campuses for Everyone training is a 75 minute online, self-paced, and non-facilitated training on preventing and responding to sexual violence in post-secondary institutions. This training is recommended for all members of the campus community: students, faculty, administrators, and staff. This implementation guide is intended to support post-secondary institutions in customizing and delivering the Safer Campuses for Everyone training. It includes information about how to adapt and edit the course content using the web application Articulate Rise and how to share the course through a learning management system such as Moodle, Blackboard, Canvas, and D2L.

Word Count: 6286

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Subject:: Applied Science; Career and Technical Education; Criminal Justice; Education; Ethnic Studies; Gender and Sexuality Studies; Health, Medicine and Nursing; Law; Psychology; Social Science; Social Work; Sociology; Special Education
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: BCcampus
Date Added:: 01/26/2024

Savants, artistes, citoyens : tous créateurs?

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Issu d'un colloque tenu au Château de Goutelas (France) en octobre 2015, ce livre propose des réflexions et études sur la participation des « amateurs » et « amatrices » à la pratique artistique et scientifique.

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« Amateurs », « citoyens », « profanes », « non-professionnels », « usagers », « public » ont trouvé leur place dans la création artistique et scientifique. Difficile à mesurer, cette diversification des pratiques créatives est cependant certaine : des amateurs et des amatrices participent à l’élaboration et à la réalisation de projets artistiques dans le domaine de la danse, du théâtre, de la musique, du cinéma; des non-spécialistes contribuent à la production de connaissances dans des domaines aussi variés que la botanique, l’entomologie, l’astrophysique, quand ils ne sont pas associés à la conception même de projets de recherche. Comment comprendre et comment analyser cette diffusion des savoirs et pratiques amateurs? Sommes-nous aujourd’hui tous créateurs et toutes créatrices? Des limites insurmontables maintiennent-elles les amateurs à distance des créateurs? Les contributions réunies dans ce livre, issues d’un colloque tenu au Château de Goutelas (France) en 2015, proposent des regards disciplinaires variés sur les conditions d’une participation réussie des amateurs et amatrices à la création et sur les obstacles auxquels cette démarche est confrontée. Des entretiens mettent en discussion des expériences concrètes de participation de citoyens et citoyennes à la création artistique et scientifique.

Word Count: 88362

ISBN: 978-2-924661-18-5

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Subject:: Arts and Humanities; Social Science; Sociology
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: Éditions science et bien commun
Date Added:: 02/08/2024

Science, Technology, & World

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Science, Technology, & World

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This class is an introduction to studies in science, technology, and society (STS), through examining a series of issues, events, conflicts, and problems as illuminated by STS approaches. This iteration includes units on the Aaron Swartz case, photography, and utopia / dystopia. There are regular guest speakers, and several field trips to encourage hands on learning.

Subject:: Anthropology; Arts and Humanities; Business and Communication; Communication; Social Science; Sociology; Visual Arts
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: MIT
Provider Set:: MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:: Williams, Rosalind
Date Added:: 09/01/2013

Scientific Inquiry in Social Work

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As an introductory textbook for social work students studying research methods, this book guides students through the process of creating a research project. Students will learn how to discover a researchable topic that is interesting to them, examine scholarly literature, formulate a proper research question, design a quantitative or qualitative study to answer their question, carry out the design, interpret quantitative or qualitative results, and disseminate their findings to a variety of audiences. Examples are drawn from the author's practice and research experience, as well as topical articles from the literature. The textbook is aligned with the Council on Social Work Education's 2015 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards. Students and faculty can download copies of this textbook using the links provided in the front matter. As an open textbook, users are free to retain copies, redistribute copies (non-commercially), revise the contents, remix it with other works, and reuse for any purpose.

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Based on my years teaching research methods, this is the book I’ve wanted to write and use. It builds on the work of educators in other disciplines by including greater detail on multi-paradigmatic research methods and new content specific to the social work discipline. It is the first textbook produced by Open Social Work Education (http://www.opensocialworkeducation.com)

Word Count: 137884

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Subject:: Applied Science; Information Science; Social Science; Social Work
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: Open Social Work Education
Date Added:: 08/07/2018

Scientific Inquiry in Social Work

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As an introductory textbook for social work students studying research methods, this book guides students through the process of creating a research project. Students will learn how to discover a researchable topic that is interesting to them, examine scholarly literature, formulate a proper research question, design a quantitative or qualitative study to answer their question, carry out the design, interpret quantitative or qualitative results, and disseminate their findings to a variety of audiences. Examples are drawn from the author's practice and research experience, as well as topical articles from the literature. The textbook is aligned with the Council on Social Work Education's 2015 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards. Students and faculty can download copies of this textbook using the links provided in the front matter. As an open textbook, users are free to retain copies, redistribute copies (non-commercially), revise the contents, remix it with other works, and reuse for any purpose.

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Based on my years teaching research methods, this is the book I’ve wanted to write and use. It builds on the work of educators in other disciplines by including greater detail on multi-paradigmatic research methods and new content specific to the social work discipline. It is the first textbook produced by Open Social Work Education (http://www.opensocialworkeducation.com)

Word Count: 137932

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Subject:: Applied Science; Information Science; Social Science; Social Work
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: eCampus Ontario
Date Added:: 08/07/2018

Scientific Inquiry in Social Work

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As an introductory textbook for social work students studying research methods, this book guides students through the process of creating a research project. Students will learn how to discover a researchable topic that is interesting to them, examine scholarly literature, formulate a proper research question, design a quantitative or qualitative study to answer their question, carry out the design, interpret quantitative or qualitative results, and disseminate their findings to a variety of audiences. Examples are drawn from the author's practice and research experience, as well as topical articles from the literature. The textbook is aligned with the Council on Social Work Education's 2015 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards. Students and faculty can download copies of this textbook using the links provided in the front matter. As an open textbook, users are free to retain copies, redistribute copies (non-commercially), revise the contents, remix it with other works, and reuse for any purpose.

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Based on my years teaching research methods, this is the book I’ve wanted to write and use. It builds on the work of educators in other disciplines by including greater detail on multi-paradigmatic research methods and new content specific to the social work discipline. It is the first textbook produced by Open Social Work Education (http://www.opensocialworkeducation.com)

Word Count: 135856

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Subject:: Applied Science; Information Science; Social Science; Social Work
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: Open Social Work Education
Author:: Matthew Decarlo
Date Added:: 08/07/2018

Scientific Inquiry in Social Work

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As an introductory textbook for social work students studying research methods, this book guides students through the process of creating a research project. Students will learn how to discover a researchable topic that is interesting to them, examine scholarly literature, formulate a proper research question, design a quantitative or qualitative study to answer their question, carry out the design, interpret quantitative or qualitative results, and disseminate their findings to a variety of audiences. Examples are drawn from the author's practice and research experience, as well as topical articles from the literature. The textbook is aligned with the Council on Social Work Education's 2015 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards. Students and faculty can download copies of this textbook using the links provided in the front matter. As an open textbook, users are free to retain copies, redistribute copies (non-commercially), revise the contents, remix it with other works, and reuse for any purpose.

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Based on my years teaching research methods, this is the book I’ve wanted to write and use. It builds on the work of educators in other disciplines by including greater detail on multi-paradigmatic research methods and new content specific to the social work discipline. It is the first textbook produced by Open Social Work Education (http://www.opensocialworkeducation.com)

Word Count: 137954

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Subject:: Applied Science; Information Science; Social Science; Social Work
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: University of Regina
Author:: Matthew DeCarlo
Date Added:: 08/07/2018

Showing Theory to Know Theory

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Understanding social science concepts through illustrative vignettes

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This collaborative, open educational resource brings together a collection of short pedagogical texts that help new learners understand complex theoretical concepts and disciplinary jargon from the critical social sciences. Each entry "shows" an element of theory using an illustrative vignette—a short, evocative story, visual or infographic, poem, described photograph, or other audio-visual material. Of use across disciplines and community contexts, Showing Theory aims to democratize theory while linking it to practical, grounded experience.

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In The Elements of Style, Strunk and White famously implore us to show rather than tell what we want to express. In contrast, theoretical work seems perpetually prone to the latter. Nonetheless, abstraction and disciplinary jargon remain useful, synthesizing complex ideas into shorthand terminology. Showing Theory to Know Theory helps demystify theoretical concepts, making abstract-yet-valuable ideas more accessible by “showing” (rather than “telling”) how they are meaningful and usable in day-to-day situations.

A collaborative, open educational resource, Showing Theory brings together a collection of short pedagogical texts that help new learners understand complex theoretical concepts and disciplinary jargon from the critical social sciences. Each entry “shows” an element of theory using an “illustrative vignette”—a short, evocative story, visual or infographic, poem, described photograph, or other audio-visual material. Of use across disciplines and community contexts, the book aims to democratize theory while linking it to practical, grounded experience.

Ranging across terms from neoliberalism to genealogy, racial passing to social nature, these vignettes make theoretical concepts accessible without becoming diluted or “dumbed-down.” Learners and teachers are invited to curate their own collection of terms to create a package that is specific to their area of study or exploration. A customized Zotero library features all entries as well as supplemental readings and resources. Each is tagged with relevant keywords, offering a filtering option for readers with specific foci.

This edition of Showing Theory to Know Theory also serves as an invitation. We welcome proposals for additional contributions, as well as ideas for expanding the volume in new ways, including supplementary or specialized editions. For more information on ways to engage, please contact Patricia Ballamingie or David Szanto.

Word Count: 99155

ISBN: 9781778060212

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Subject:: Social Science; Sociology
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: Showing Theory Press
Date Added:: 02/28/2022

Slavery and Human Trafficking in the 21st Century

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Slavery and Human Trafficking in the 21st Century

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This course explores the issue of human trafficking for forced labour and sexual slavery, focusing on its representation in recent scholarly accounts and advocacy as well as in other media. Ethnographic and fictional readings along with media analysis help to develop a contextualized and comparative understanding of the phenomena in both past and present contexts. It examines the wide range of factors and agents that enable these practices, such as technology, cultural practices, social and economic conditions, and the role of governments and international organizations. The course also discusses the analytical, moral and methodological questions of researching, writing, and representing trafficking and slavery.

Subject:: Anthropology; Cultural Geography; Economics; Gender and Sexuality Studies; Political Science; Social Science; Sociology
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: MIT
Provider Set:: MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:: Thakor, Mitali
Date Added:: 02/01/2015