Writing in sociology / Mark Edwards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edwards, Mark Evan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology--Authorship.

Sociology.

Sociology--Research.

Report writing.

Sociology--Study and teaching (Higher).

Physical Description:

viii, 149 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, [2012]

Summary:

Writing in a conversational tone for undergraduate and graduate students, Edwards (sociology, Oregon State U.) reviews strategies for different types of writing in sociology courses, including qualitative and quantitative papers and other projects. The guide begins with material on turning ideas into researchable questions, then offers an overview of writing a research paper, using the literature, and citing sources, with an example of a complete paper provided. The next section focuses on specific parts of the quantitative research paper, from the introduction and literature review to the conclusion. A section on writing qualitative papers describes techniques for ethnographic interviewing and storytelling, case studies, and the internship journal. Other sociology writing tasks covered include applied research projects, book reviews, and theory papers. An extensive appendix lists commonly misused or misspelled words, with examples. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Section I: Thinking broadly about writing sociology

Introduction

Turning ideas into researchable questions

Overview of writing a research paper: an extended analogy

Borrowing well from the literature

Citing sources: why, when, and how

Section II: Writing quantitative papers

Quantitative papers: the introduction

Quantitative papers: the literature review

Quantitative papers: the data and methods section

Quantitative papers: presenting results

Quantitative papers: discussions and conclusions

Section III: Writing qualitative papers

Ethnographic interviewing and storytelling

Writing a a case study

The internship journal

Section IV: Other sociology writing tasks

Revisiting literature reviews: applied sociology research projects

Writing a book review

Tips on writing theory and content papers

Appendix: Word use and misuse.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1412914248

9781412914246

OCLC:

711052224

Publisher Number:

99948261029