Course Modules and Exercises

Status of Children

Elizabeth Osborn

St. Mary's College of Maryland

Social indicators are variables that reflect social condition, that is, that "indicate" something about the nature and quality of life in a society. This module examines KIDS COUNT data in a broad fashion and assesses the available indicators of the status of children in the United States. The module looks at the status of children in Maryland compared to the other states as suggested by the indicators. This module was prepared for a course on the Sociology of Childhood.

Children in Crisis

Elizabeth Osborn

St. Mary's College of Maryland

This module focuses on factors related to death rates for children and teens.

Hypothesis Development and Testing

Elizabeth Osborn

St. Mary's College of Maryland

In this module we will be examining Kids Count data and identifying how we can use the available indicators of status of children in the United States for statistical analysis.

Education

Theodore Fuller

Virginia Tech

This module looks at educational issues, particularly at children who are having problems with the educational process.

Aspects of Social Stratification

Theodore Fuller

Virginia Tech

Social stratification involves looking at how scarce resources are distributed in society. In the United States, income is obviously one important scarce resource. Social stratification has consequences. At the individual level, income is related to life consequences, such as the quality and quantity of education, health care, and housing one obtains, and even the how long one lives. This exercise looks at a few aspects of stratification and its consequences.

Children in Poverty

Theodore Fuller

Virginia Tech

This module examines the percent of children in poverty and some of the factors related to child poverty.

Infant Mortality

Theodore Fuller

Virginia Tech

This module examines Infant Mortality Rates (IMR) and some of the factors related to infant mortality.

Deviance and Crime

Lisa Waldner-Haugrud