Introducing Social Class
An Update on a Teaching Technique
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11064094 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Thompson (0009-0009-2526-9616), R I Thompson (0000-0002-9887-6611, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 76 |
| Publication date | 1987-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Teaching Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-055X • E-ISSN: 1939-862X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1317821 |
| OpenAlex | W2066191939 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The purpose of this paper is to elaborate on a method for teaching undergraduates about social class, first proposed by Skipper and Kohout (1968) almost 20 years ago, and to present some interesting data gathered over that time span. In what they termed the Family Name-Social Class Index, Skipper and Kohout (1968) presented six family (mainly ethnic) names to introductory sociology students and asked them to assign social class rankings on the basis of the names alone. The students were also asked to
Class (philosophy · Epistemology · Higher education · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Social class · Sociology · Teaching method · Diverse Educational Innovations Studies · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Law · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1988 - 2007 (20) |
| Highly cited | No |