Using Short Science Fiction Stories to Develop the Sociological Imagination.

In an article published in a 1996 issue of Teaching Sociology, Cherly Laz laments that since the 1970s little attention has been paid to the use of science fiction in sociology courses. To illustrate the usefulness of science fiction as a teaching tool, Laz (1996) discusses how she incorporated the novel The Handmaiden's Tale in her introductory course. This paper continues Laz's exploration of the use of science fiction and discusses the use of short stories as another strategy of incorporating science fiction in the classroom. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]