Cheryl Laz
Biographic Data
| ID | 6095996 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cheryl Laz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cheryl |
| FAMILY NAME | Laz |
| SIGNATURE | LAZ C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southern Maine |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 64 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Republication of “Science Fiction and Introductory Sociology: The Handmaid in the Classroom”
Although there is a great deal of available material on using nontraditional resources for teaching sociology, the pedagogical uses of science fiction have not been examined for 20 years. This essay first asserts the need for an update based on changes in society and in science fiction over the past two decades. The paper then focuses on the uses of SF to teach sociology and critical thinking by describing how SF can help students to “make strang…
Age embodied
Think Twice! Sociology Looks at Current Social Issues
1. Culture. 2. Socialization. 3. Deviance and Control. 4. Class and Stratification. 5. Race and Ethnic Relations. 6. Gender Relations. 7. Family. 8. Work and the Economy. 9. Education. 10. Politics and the State. 11. Health. 12. Population. 13. Religion. 14. Global Inequality. 15. Social Change
The Masada Myth: Collective Memory and Mythmaking in Israel
Science Fiction and Introductory Sociology: The "Handmaid" in the Classroom
This article advocates for an updated use of science fiction in the sociology classroom and provides an example from a lesson plan centered around Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. Science fiction is helpful to the sociology instructor because it can illustrate social change, aspects of society such as gender, race, and class, and introduce the sociology student to critical thinking. Over the course of several weeks, students were asked to r…
What Is Society? Reflections on Freedom, Order, and Change
Age embodied
Science Fiction and Introductory Sociology: The "Handmaid" in the Classroom
This article advocates for an updated use of science fiction in the sociology classroom and provides an example from a lesson plan centered around Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. Science fiction is helpful to the sociology instructor because it can illustrate social change, aspects of society such as gender, race, and class, and introduce the sociology student to critical thinking. Over the course of several weeks, students were asked to r…
Republication of “Science Fiction and Introductory Sociology: The Handmaid in the Classroom”
Although there is a great deal of available material on using nontraditional resources for teaching sociology, the pedagogical uses of science fiction have not been examined for 20 years. This essay first asserts the need for an update based on changes in society and in science fiction over the past two decades. The paper then focuses on the uses of SF to teach sociology and critical thinking by describing how SF can help students to “make strang…
What Is Society? Reflections on Freedom, Order, and Change
Science Fiction and Introductory Sociology: The "Handmaid" in the Classroom
This article advocates for an updated use of science fiction in the sociology classroom and provides an example from a lesson plan centered around Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. Science fiction is helpful to the sociology instructor because it can illustrate social change, aspects of society such as gender, race, and class, and introduce the sociology student to critical thinking. Over the course of several weeks, students were asked to r…
The Masada Myth: Collective Memory and Mythmaking in Israel
Think Twice! Sociology Looks at Current Social Issues
1. Culture. 2. Socialization. 3. Deviance and Control. 4. Class and Stratification. 5. Race and Ethnic Relations. 6. Gender Relations. 7. Family. 8. Work and the Economy. 9. Education. 10. Politics and the State. 11. Health. 12. Population. 13. Religion. 14. Global Inequality. 15. Social Change
Age embodied
Republication of “Science Fiction and Introductory Sociology: The Handmaid in the Classroom”
Although there is a great deal of available material on using nontraditional resources for teaching sociology, the pedagogical uses of science fiction have not been examined for 20 years. This essay first asserts the need for an update based on changes in society and in science fiction over the past two decades. The paper then focuses on the uses of SF to teach sociology and critical thinking by describing how SF can help students to “make strang…
Sociology (5 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Sociology of Education (3 works) · Critical thinking (2 works) · Film in Education and Therapy (2 works) · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences (2 works)