Putting the Pieces Together
Using Jane Smiley's "A Thousand Acres" in Sociology of Families
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11064650 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kelley J Hall (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 370 |
| Publication date | 2000-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Teaching Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-055X • E-ISSN: 1939-862X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1318586 |
| OpenAlex | W2316379791 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 5 |
SOCIOLOGISTS HAVE USED FICTION as a tool for teaching sociological theories and concepts in a wide array of courses (Cosbey 1997; Hegtvedt 1991; Hendershott and Wright 1993; Laz 1996). Fiction can play an important role in learning sociological perspectives and concepts related to families from diverse backgrounds and situations. For traditional-aged undergraduate students who may have limited life experience, reading novels about families may expose them to a greater variety of emotions and complexities in family relationships than they would have access to otherwise (Cosbey 1997). Yet where Cosbey (1997) proposed a paper assignment based on individual students' selection of one novel from a list of many, I propose that using a single novel can be a valuable pedagogical tool. One novel in particular, A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley (1991), is an engaging novel that is especially useful as the final reading assignment for the class during the last days of the semester
Linguistics · Smiley · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Philosophy · Social and Cultural Dynamics
| Citations per year | 0.19 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2022 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |