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Textbooks, references and open learning resources.
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PSY 100 Biddle
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In the contents: 10: Social Psychology · 10.01: What Is Social Psychology · 10.07: Prosocial Behavior
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TED 2000 Foundations of Education
Dr. Ashanti M. Bryant-Foster · Prince George's Community College
This text addresses a study of schools in the United States from historical, philosophical, political, and sociological perspectives. Current issues and practices in education are explored, looking at factors that influence schools, teaching, and learning.
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Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S.: An Intersectional Approach
Janét Hund et al. · Long Beach City College, Cerritos College, & Saddleback College
In the contents: 1.05: Social Stratification and Intersectionality · 1.06: Social Change and Resistance · 3.04: Social Institutions
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SOC 341: Sex and Gender
Donnisha Lugo · Cosumnes River College
In the contents: 03: Gender Development and Socialization · 3.02: Gender Socialization · 7.09: The Social Construction of Sexuality
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Intercultural Communication for the Community College
Karen Krumrey-Fulks · Lane Community College
In the quest to explore the multiple facets of intercultural communication, this book is divided into three general areas: foundations, elements, and contexts. The foundations cover the basic principles associated with communication studies and culture. The elements move beyond the basics into self, identities, verbal, and nonverbal process associated with communication and culture.
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Creating Online Learning Experiences
Matt Crosslin · University of Texas at Arlington
In the contents: 11: Utilizing Social Learning in Online Courses
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Treatment of Addictions, Individual and Group
Master Textbook · Whatcom Community College
This text has been developed as a resource for students in the Chemical Dependency Professional Alternative Training courses at Whatcom Community College. It hosts a variety of learning resources, such as articles, links to websites, webinars, videos, and infographics. This text covers evidenced based approaches and systems of care in individual and group addiction treatment along with systems of care, historical models, healthy system recovery, and new peer supports.
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COLL 175: Reading Strategies Across the Curriculum
Peter Mancini · Johnson County Community College
In this course, students identify and apply evidence-based text strategies that improve high-level comprehension of paired-course materials.
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COMM 130 Journalism OER Textbook for HACC
Laura K. Davis · HACC
In the contents: 9.01: Social Media and News Production · 9.02: Social Media and News Distribution
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Essentials of Linguistics 2e
Catherine Anderson, Bronwyn Bjorkman, Derek Denis, Julianne Doner, Margaret Grant, Nathan Sanders, and Ai Taniguchi · McMaster University
In the contents: 10.07: Sociolinguistic correlations - Social status
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COMS 100: Process of Communication
Tammera Stokes Rice · College of the Canyons
This text examines the range of theoretical approaches to the field of communication studies which provide an overview of communication contexts such as interpersonal, small group, gender, intercultural, mass media, and organizational communication.
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A CURE for everyone: A guide to implementing Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences
Jonathan J.-M. Calède · The Ohio State University
In this book, I undertake a review of the literature on Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) and present original data from a survey of instructors at the Ohio State University. The main goal of this publication is to be a practical guide for teachers wishing to develop and implements this type of High-Impact Practice in their course.
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Children, Families, Schools, and Communities
Joan Giovannini · Holyoke Community College
Children, Families, Schools, and Communities is an introductory text in the field of Child and Family Studies. It provides a lens for understanding the evolving definition of “family”. It promotes strategies for culturally sustaining and deeply collaborative relationships.
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Psychology of Gender, Jeanne Taylor, LMFT
Jeanne Taylor, · Citrus College
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Beyond Race: Cultural Influences on Social Life
Vera Kennedy · West Hills College Lemoore
In the contents: 12.3: Culture as a Social Construct · Culture as a Social Construct (Summary) · Social Production of Culture
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Social Problems (GRCC Edition)
Emily Pain · Grand Rapids Community College
In the contents: 1 Social Problems · 1-1 Overview Social Problems · 1-2 Understanding Social Problems
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Music in Early Childhood
Janine T. McGrath · Seminole State College
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Overweight Bodies, Real and Imagined
Sarah Gilleman · Holyoke Community College
This compilation gathers OER sources on body weight, nutrition, and movement, and it also problematizes the cultural meaning of these readings. Roughly, this anthology is divided into two parts--informational and theoretical--in depicting how medical research and journalism influence and are influenced by social stereotypes, constructed ideas about bodies, food, and individual choices within social systems.
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PSYC 40: Lifespan Development
Michelle Pilati · Foothill College
In the contents: 1.07: Introduction to Developmental Theories - Behavioral and Social Learning Theories · 4.07: Attachment in Adulthood Temperament and Psychosocial Development · 5.04: Psychosocial Development In Early Childhood - Self-Concept and Gender
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Principles of Managerial Economics
LibreTexts · LibreTexts
Managerial Economics is a link between two disciplines, which are management and economics. The management discipline focuses on a number of principles that aid the decision-making process of organizations. On the other hand, economics is related to the optimum allocation of limited resources for attaining the set objectives of organizations.