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Using Digitized Historical Newspapers to Engage Sociology Students in Local History [Paper]

Description: Conference paper highlighting a course developed by Dr. William Scarborough at the University of North Texas (UNT) on intersectionality for undergraduate students. Partnering with the UNT Libraries to engage with primary sources, particularly newspaper collections, to conduct archival analysis related to the history of power, domination and resistance in Texas communities.
Date: September 4, 2023
Creator: Krahmer, Ana; Scarborough, William & Fisher, Sarah Lynn
Partner: UNT Libraries

Using Digitized Historical Newspapers to Engage Sociology Students in Local History [Presentation]

Description: Presentation highlighting a course developed by Dr. William Scarborough at the University of North Texas (UNT) on intersectionality for undergraduate students. Partnering with the UNT Libraries to engage with primary sources, particularly newspaper collections, to conduct archival analysis related to the history of power, domination and resistance in Texas communities.
Date: August 17, 2023
Creator: Krahmer, Ana; Scarborough, William & Fisher, Sarah Lynn
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Care and Health

Description: Encyclopedia article in the 'International Encyclopedia of Economic Sociology' discussing health care, globalization and health, and the effect of the economy on the structure of the health care system.
Date: December 17, 2005
Creator: Eve, Susan Brown
Partner: UNT College of Public Affairs and Community Service
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Relating size and functionality in human social networks through complexity

Description: Article argues that the Dunbar number arises as a consequence of a natural phase transition in the dynamic self-organization among N individuals within a social system. The authors provide a theoretical basis for the value of the Dunbar number and establish a theory-based bridge spanning the gap between sociology and psychology.
Date: July 20, 2020
Creator: Massari, Giovanni F.; Culbreth, Garland; Failla, Roberto; Grigolini, Paolo; West, Bruce J. & Bologna, Mauro
Partner: UNT College of Science
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The Multidisciplinary Facets of Research on Humour

Description: In this paper, the authors summarize the main theories of humor that emerged from philosophical and modern psychological research, and survey the past and present developments in the fields of theoretical and computational linguistics.
Date: July 2007
Creator: Mihalcea, Rada, 1974-
Partner: UNT College of Engineering

World AIDS Day

Description: This poster introduces the faculty lecture series UNT Speaks Out on HIV/AIDS. This series features Dr. Mark Vosvick, associate professor of psychology, Dr. Chwee-Lye Chng, regents professor of kinesiology, health promotion, and recreational studies, Dr. Joseph R. Oppong, professor of geography, and Dr. Ami R. Moore, associate professor of sociology.
Date: December 1, 2011
Creator: Mondragon-Becker, Antonio
Partner: UNT Libraries

Student Research and Open Access

Description: This poster introduces the faculty lecture series UNT Speaks Out as part of International Open Access Week at the University of North Texas (UNT). This panel discusses student research and open access.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Lawrence, Samantha
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Metacognitive Self: The Role of Motivation and an Updated Measurement Tool

Description: Article on the theoretical motivational background regarding metacognitive self. Based on this framework, a single-factor structure of metacognitive self is developed from modification of the MCSQ-40 questionnaire and results in a new tool: MCSQ-21.
Date: February 2019
Creator: Brycz, Hannah; Konarski, Roman & Wright, Rex
Partner: UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
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Call and response: Engaging with African American male students through culturally relevant music resources: Final Report

Description: This report documents the Call and response: Engaging with African American male students through culturally relevant music resources project funded through the 2017 Dean's Innovation Grant. The final report describes project activities, budget, outcomes, best practices, and sustainability.
Date: October 18, 2018
Creator: Outhier, Sara & Ramin, Lilly
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Network Theory

Description: This book chapter discusses network theory, defined as the proposed processes and mechanisms that relate network properties to outcomes of interest.
Date: 2011
Creator: Borgatti, Stephen P. & Lopez-Kidwell, Virginie
Partner: UNT College of Business
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Collusion and Cynicism at the Urban Margins

Description: This article examines the connections between participants in the illicit drug trade and members of state security forces to understand how they impact everyday understandings of the law. The authors used ethnographic fieldwork in a poor, high-crime district in Argentina and information gathered for a court case involving a drug trafficking group active in the same area as the basis for their research.
Date: April 10, 2019
Creator: Sobering, Katherine & Auyero, Javier
Partner: UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
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Community-oriented policing in a multicultural milieu: the case of loitering and disorderly conduct in East Arlington, Texas

Description: Article on community-oriented policing in a multicultural milieu and the case of loitering and disorderly conduct in East Arlington.
Date: July 25, 2003
Creator: Eve, Raymond A., 1946-; Rodeheaver, Daniel Gilbert, 1954-; Eve, Susan Brown; Hockenberger, Maureen; Pérez, Ramona L.; Burton, Ken et al.
Partner: UNT College of Public Affairs and Community Service
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