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The National Science Foundation (NSF) is a major source of funding for sociologists. Explore the Sociology Program page at the NSF website (http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/sociol/start.htm). To get some idea of contemporary sociologists' research interests, click on the link which reads "Sociology Program Awards Search" in the middle of the page (under "Grant/Award Administration and Information"). Doing so takes you to a page with links to brief descriptions of recent grants awarded to sociologists. Read through some of the titles & abstracts and answer the following questions.
  1. What do these titles and abstracts tell you about the substantive topics of interest to sociologists? Before taking this class, are these the topics you would have associated with sociology?
  2. Is the range of topics fairly wide or narrow? How would you characterize it?
  3. Look at the size of the monetary awards. How much does it cost to complete a sociological study? Are you surprised by this? What does the length of the award period tell you?
  4. How does the language in these abstracts differ from the summaries of sociological research that you might read in a newspaper article? Is the language much more technical, for example?
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The website of the Hull House Museum (http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/hull_house.html) provides a wealth of information on Jane Addams and her life's work. Follow the directions below and answer the following questions:
  1. To view historical photographs of Hull-House and the people Addams served, click on "Urban Experience in Chicago: Hull-House and Its Neighborhoods, 1889-1963"and then click on "Enter." Now select "Images."
  2. Click your Back button three times, and then click on "About Jane Addams." Who founded the famous settlement Hull-House with Jane Addams?
  3. What kinds of services did Hull-House provide?
  4. What projects were Hull-House residents involved in?
  5. If you were to open a contemporary "Hull-House," where would it be located? What kinds of services would you offer?





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