Lissa Yogan
Biographic Data
| ID | 4590150 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lissa Yogan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lissa |
| FAMILY NAME | Yogan |
| SIGNATURE | YOGAN L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Valparaiso University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Where are All the Happy Stories? The Role of Positive Stories in Teaching and Curriculum Design
As a discipline, sociology focuses more on pathology than success. Happiness was a key component of early theorists’ work yet dropped out of mainstream sociology as C. Wright Mills’ understanding of the sociological imagination took hold. It is time to rebalance our curriculum by adding courses that focus on social successes instead of social pathologies and adding stories to our traditional curriculum that show real examples of positive social m…
North Central Sociological Association Presidential Address 2014: Positively Teaching Positive Sociology
Additional informationNotes on contributorsLissa YoganLissa Yogan is Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Valparaiso University. She serves on the ASA task force on High School Sociology and has served as Chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminology at Valparaiso University for eight years. Her teaching and research interests lie in the areas of Sociology of Education, Gender, and Social Psychology. She received her PhD fro…
School Tracking and Student Violence
From the literature on symbolic interaction, we know that interaction between peers is important for self-development. We also know that strong bonding to schools and teachers protects against delinquency and violence. This peer interaction and social bonding must be placed in the context of societal change toward increased workplace participation by parents and the consequent increased parental role expected of schools. The result has been shari…
North Central Sociological Association Presidential Address 2014: Positively Teaching Positive Sociology
Additional informationNotes on contributorsLissa YoganLissa Yogan is Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Valparaiso University. She serves on the ASA task force on High School Sociology and has served as Chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminology at Valparaiso University for eight years. Her teaching and research interests lie in the areas of Sociology of Education, Gender, and Social Psychology. She received her PhD fro…
School Tracking and Student Violence
From the literature on symbolic interaction, we know that interaction between peers is important for self-development. We also know that strong bonding to schools and teachers protects against delinquency and violence. This peer interaction and social bonding must be placed in the context of societal change toward increased workplace participation by parents and the consequent increased parental role expected of schools. The result has been shari…
Where are All the Happy Stories? The Role of Positive Stories in Teaching and Curriculum Design
As a discipline, sociology focuses more on pathology than success. Happiness was a key component of early theorists’ work yet dropped out of mainstream sociology as C. Wright Mills’ understanding of the sociological imagination took hold. It is time to rebalance our curriculum by adding courses that focus on social successes instead of social pathologies and adding stories to our traditional curriculum that show real examples of positive social m…
School Tracking and Student Violence
From the literature on symbolic interaction, we know that interaction between peers is important for self-development. We also know that strong bonding to schools and teachers protects against delinquency and violence. This peer interaction and social bonding must be placed in the context of societal change toward increased workplace participation by parents and the consequent increased parental role expected of schools. The result has been shari…
North Central Sociological Association Presidential Address 2014: Positively Teaching Positive Sociology
Additional informationNotes on contributorsLissa YoganLissa Yogan is Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Valparaiso University. She serves on the ASA task force on High School Sociology and has served as Chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminology at Valparaiso University for eight years. Her teaching and research interests lie in the areas of Sociology of Education, Gender, and Social Psychology. She received her PhD fro…
Where are All the Happy Stories? The Role of Positive Stories in Teaching and Curriculum Design
As a discipline, sociology focuses more on pathology than success. Happiness was a key component of early theorists’ work yet dropped out of mainstream sociology as C. Wright Mills’ understanding of the sociological imagination took hold. It is time to rebalance our curriculum by adding courses that focus on social successes instead of social pathologies and adding stories to our traditional curriculum that show real examples of positive social m…
Pedagogy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Advanced Malware Detection Techniques (1 works) · Affect (linguistics (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Association (psychology (1 works)