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Lessons on Stigma: Teaching about HIV/AIDS
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Lichtenstein, Bronwen; DeCoster, Jamie – Teaching Sociology, 2014
Teaching about the sociology of HIV/AIDS involves teaching about the causes and effects of stigma. We describe a Sociology of HIV/AIDS course at the University of Alabama in which stigma reduction was assessed as a primary objective. The syllabus involved theory-based instruction, class visits, service learning, and student research on community…
Descriptors: Sociology, Social Bias, Social Attitudes, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
When Values and Ethics Conflict: The Counselor's Role and Responsibility
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Elliott, Glenda R. – Alabama Counseling Association Journal, 2011
Based on the core conditions of client-centered counseling and supported by aspects of psychodynamic, cognitive developmental, and behavioral theories, a perspective is introduced that provides a resolution to the dilemma experienced by counselors and counseling students whose personal values and beliefs conflict with the ethical guidelines of the…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Conflict, Values, Ethics
Social Studies and the Social Order: Telling Stories of Resistance
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McKnight, Douglas; Chandler, Prentice – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2009
The social studies profession has always been at its weakest in dealing with the analysis of racism and class (Ladson-Billings, 2003; Marshall, 2001), and the new technocratic atmosphere and discourse generated by No Child Left Behind (NCLB) will serve to make such analysis completely absent, despite the rhetoric of the National Council of the…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Resistance (Psychology), Controversial Issues (Course Content), Case Studies