Science fiction and introductory sociology: The handmaid in the classroom

Teaching Sociology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 54-63

  Laz, Cheryl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

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EID: 0030558151     PISSN: 0092055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1318898     Document Type: Article

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