@article{Holster_2015, place={Washington DC: American Sociological Association.}, title={Technology & Society Research Paper Assignment}, url={https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/technology-society-research-paper-assignment}, abstractNote={Research has demonstrated that the use of nontraditional readings can provide undergraduate students with an accessible medium to explore sociological ideas and concepts (Castellanos, DeAngelis, & Clark-Ibanez, 2008). Specifically, science fiction novels involve both real and imagined life and require the reader to develop critical and analytical skills (Laz, 1996). For this paper assignment students read science fiction novels to explore the impact of technology on society and society on technology. After reading the novel, students write a research paper in which they compare technologies predicted in the novel to technologies that actually exist today, analyze how the predicted technologies reflect the social conditions of the time the book was written, and evaluate the impact of the existing technology on today’s society. }, journal={TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology}, author={Holster, Kristin}, year={2015}, month={Jun.} }