The Research Article as an Instrument of Active Learning for Teaching About Violence, Sexual Abuse, and Union Formation Among Low-Income Families

As noted by Goldsmid and Wilson a quarter of a century ago, a “curious gulf” exists between teaching and research in sociology. This article addresses this problem by suggesting ways in which a current research article from the American Sociological Review can be used in courses at three different levels of the undergraduate curriculum. The active learning exercises are linked to explicit student learning outcomes that build upon recommendations from Liberal Learning and the Sociology Major Updated: Meeting the Challenge of Teaching Sociology in the Twenty-First Century.