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An Illustration of the Power of Norms and Values Using Multicultural Data

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ID11064243
AuthorsKathleen A Tiemann (Kathleen A. Tiemann is professor and chair of sociology at the University of North Dakota where she teaches courses on sexualities and gender, deviance, and mass introduction to sociology. Her research focuses on graduate departments of sociology and their chairs, teaching sociology, and gender and sexualities., corresponding author), Abdallah M Badahdah (0000-0001-6230-7700, Abdallah M. Badahdah is assistant professor of sociology at the University of North Dakota. He teaches social psychology, medical sociology, aging, and sociological research methods. His research interests include HIV/AIDS in Middle East, stigma, emotion, and mate-selection.), Daphne E Pedersen (0000-0001-7933-2339, Daphne E. Pedersen is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of North Dakota. Her primary teaching and research interests are in social psychology, gender, and family. She has completed a Bush teaching scholarship and is involved in the scholarship of teaching and learning at the departmental and university levels.)
Year2009
Volume37
Issue2
Pages188-193
Publication date2009-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTeaching Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0092-055X • E-ISSN: 1939-862X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0092055x0903700206
OpenAlexW2076033415
LanguageEN
References cited10

The sociological literature on teach ing and learning includes a number of dis cussions devoted to the importance of multi cultural education (Lucal 1996; Martin 1996; Moremen 1997). Much of this litera ture encourages educators to revise the cur riculum and shows how the experience of multicultural education can stimulate stu dents' sociological imaginations (Thompson and Tyagi 1993). Beyond its role within the discipline, multicultural education is fre quently cited as a primary objective of lib eral arts and general education programs, placing sociology squarely in the realm of responsibility for fostering multicultural knowledge. To this end, some scholars have focused on transforming the curriculum as a whole, while others have hoped to improve it through the development of specific activi ties to promote multicultural awareness. Of those who promote multicultural awareness, some use actual cross-cultural interactions while others create artificial cultures in their

Curriculum · Higher education · Multicultural education · Multiculturalism · Pedagogy · Political science · Realm · Social science · Sociology · Globalization and Cultural Identity · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Socioeconomic Development in MENA