Title: An On-Campus Homeless Shelter: The Sociological Imagination, Service-Learning, and Applied Sociology
Abstract:This paper provides a case study of a unique approach to teaching about homelessness -an on-campus winter emergency homeless shelter.This shelter provides an innovative and engaging pedagogical model ...This paper provides a case study of a unique approach to teaching about homelessness -an on-campus winter emergency homeless shelter.This shelter provides an innovative and engaging pedagogical model tying together Mills' concept of the sociological imagination, service-learning, and applied sociology.Examples illustrate various aspects of Mills' perspective including: breaking down "us" and "them" boundaries; an understanding of structural issues; sociological praxis; making linkages and various levels of analysis; and opportunities for engaging wider audiences in the sociological perspective.Read More