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Direct linkWills, Jeremiah B.; Atkinson, Maxine P. – Teaching Sociology, 2007
The American Institutes for Research (2006) recently reported that 20% of U.S. students graduating from four-year colleges and universities and 30% of those completing two-year degrees have quantitative literacy skills at only a basic level. Sociologists are currently working on a variety of approaches to incorporate quantitative literacy into…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Data Analysis, Research Skills, Sociology
Wills, Jeremiah B.; Brewster, Zachary W.; Fulkerson, Gregory M. – Teaching Sociology, 2005
The purpose of this paper is to describe and evaluate an active-learning exercise designed to allow college students the opportunity to experience the consequences of stratification by social class. In particular, this activity challenges the belief that success is primarily an outcome of hard work (i.e., the belief in a meritocracy). Data…
Descriptors: Social Class, Active Learning, Social Stratification, Learning Activities
