THE SOCIAL DRAMA PROGRAM: A TECHNIQUE OF TEACHING SOCIOLOGY.

This article presents information related to the social drama program wherein drama is used as an educational tool and is being used increasingly by teachers and therapists. A description of an actual social drama project gives the feel of the technique. A description of an actual social drama project will give the feel of the technique. As may be noted, the method can be used by teachers of sociology, group workers, club officials, ministers, community leaders and others interested in a novel approach to the understanding of inter-group relations. With a small group of eager white and colored students, who were to be members of the cast for a one-act play, the authors went to work on a social drama program. Their cooperative efforts lived up to the four rules suggested in the paper "Social Drama in Education." These rules include having a good script, rounding up an enthusiastic cast and director, getting a dynamic forum leader or leaders, personalities who can give of themselves and draw out contributions from the audience and carefully planning the discussion period.