Beth Frankel Merenstein

Biographic Data

ID	8225819
NAME	Beth Frankel Merenstein
GIVEN NAMES	Beth Frankel
FAMILY NAME	Merenstein
SIGNATURE	MERENSTEIN B F
AFFILIATIONS	Institute of Criminology
VERIFIED	No
TOTAL WORKS	4
TOTAL CITATIONS	11
AUTHOR COUNT	4
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2000
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2014
H-INDEX	2

Community-based Research Methods: Putting Ideas into Action
Open AccessBeth Frankel MerensteinARTICLEJournal of Applied Social Science2014
This article explores how we can more fully engage our students in research and social problems by creating community-based research methods courses. I describe a course I created in which students learned qualitative research methods and then conducted the majority of the interviews for a homelessness prevention program evaluation project. Showing how we worked closely with the community organization and the students were fully engaged in using …
Immigrants and Modern Racism: Reproducing Inequality
Beth Frankel MerensteinBOOKImmigrants and Modern Racism2008
With rising numbers of immigrants of color in the United States, sheer demographic change has long promised—falsely, it now seems—to solve the "race problem." Directly connecting the issues of race relations and immigrant incorporation, Beth Merenstein sheds light on what the changing contours of the US's racial and ethnic makeup mean for our dearly held concept of "equal opportunity for all."
Working with Stories: An Active Learning Approach to Theories Of Deviance
Open AccessDonald Levy, Donald P Levy et al.ARTICLETeaching Sociology2005Cited by: 5References: 8
As sociologists, we recognize the value of using theory as a lens through which, when focused, the patterns and structures of social life can be seen and studied amidst the idiosyncrasies of individual behavior. A theoretical framework is particularly necessary for sociology courses on deviance and criminology. Since many undergraduate students still tend to perceive crime and deviance as solely individualistic behaviors, an instructor must be ab…
Playing at Work: The Intersection of Race, Class, and Gender with Power Structures of Work and Production
Marisa Corrado, Beth Merenstein et al.ARTICLETeaching Sociology2000Cited by: 6
Marisa Corrado, Beth Merenstein, Davita Silfen Glasberg, Melanie R. Peele, Playing at Work: The Intersection of Race, Class, and Gender with Power Structures of Work and Production, Teaching Sociology, Vol. 28, No. 1 (Jan., 2000), pp. 56-66

Playing at Work: The Intersection of Race, Class, and Gender with Power Structures of Work and Production
Marisa Corrado, Beth Merenstein et al.ARTICLETeaching Sociology2000Cited by: 6
Marisa Corrado, Beth Merenstein, Davita Silfen Glasberg, Melanie R. Peele, Playing at Work: The Intersection of Race, Class, and Gender with Power Structures of Work and Production, Teaching Sociology, Vol. 28, No. 1 (Jan., 2000), pp. 56-66
Working with Stories: An Active Learning Approach to Theories Of Deviance
Open AccessDonald Levy, Donald P Levy et al.ARTICLETeaching Sociology2005Cited by: 5References: 8
As sociologists, we recognize the value of using theory as a lens through which, when focused, the patterns and structures of social life can be seen and studied amidst the idiosyncrasies of individual behavior. A theoretical framework is particularly necessary for sociology courses on deviance and criminology. Since many undergraduate students still tend to perceive crime and deviance as solely individualistic behaviors, an instructor must be ab…
Immigrants and Modern Racism: Reproducing Inequality
Beth Frankel MerensteinBOOKImmigrants and Modern Racism2008
With rising numbers of immigrants of color in the United States, sheer demographic change has long promised—falsely, it now seems—to solve the "race problem." Directly connecting the issues of race relations and immigrant incorporation, Beth Merenstein sheds light on what the changing contours of the US's racial and ethnic makeup mean for our dearly held concept of "equal opportunity for all."
Community-based Research Methods: Putting Ideas into Action
Open AccessBeth Frankel MerensteinARTICLEJournal of Applied Social Science2014
This article explores how we can more fully engage our students in research and social problems by creating community-based research methods courses. I describe a course I created in which students learned qualitative research methods and then conducted the majority of the interviews for a homelessness prevention program evaluation project. Showing how we worked closely with the community organization and the students were fully engaged in using …