Extraterrestrials and Generic Social Processes
Minimizing Resistance in Teaching the Reproduction of Inequality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11062376 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kylie Parrotta (0009-0002-8948-9991, North Carolina State University, corresponding author), Kylie L Parrotta (North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA), Sarah Nell Rusche (North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 320-328 |
| Publication date | 2011-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Teaching Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-055X • E-ISSN: 1939-862X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0092055x11407351 |
| OpenAlex | W1970725175 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 15 |
In this article, the authors describe a class activity that uses a combination of strategies to overcome obstacles students face when learning about the reproduction of inequality in everyday life. Based on Schwalbe et al.’s (2000) piece on “generic social processes,” and following the idea of “making the strange familiar and the familiar strange,” the authors had students pretend to be aliens to investigate how generic social processes are used in the United States to both maintain privilege and cope with oppression. The activity facilitates students’ understanding of how inequality is reproduced through interaction rather than by “social forces.” The activity provides students with a hands-on way to grasp the reproduction of inequality from a social-psychological perspective. It also encourages students to see how valuable qualitative research is for helping sociologists understand how inequality is reproduced across contexts
Class (philosophy · Epistemology · Face (sociological concept · GRASP · Inequality · Oppression · Perspective (graphical · Politics · Privilege (computing · Reproduction · Social capital · Social inequality · Social reproduction · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Psychology · Service-Learning and Community Engagement · Social Psychology
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The Tnevnoc Cult
Generic Processes in the Reproduction of Inequality
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,54 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2024 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |