A guide to writing sociology papers / The Sociology Writing Group ; coordinator and editor, William G. Roy ; authors, Roseann Giarrusso, Judith Richlin-Klonsky, William G. Roy, Ellen Strenski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Giarrusso, Roseann, author.

Richlin-Klonsky, Judith, author.

Roy, William G., 1946- author.

Strenski, Ellen, 1942- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology--Authorship--Style manuals.

Sociology.

Sociology--Authorship.

Sociology--Research--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Sociology--Research.

Report writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Report writing.

Genre:

Style manuals.

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xii, 180 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Worth Publishers, [2013]

Summary:

With its insightful and encouraging discussion of the writing process, A Guide to Writing Sociology Papers, Seventh Edition is an essential resource for any sociology course. Written in a clear and conversational style, A Guide to Writing Sociology Papers helps students start writing, develop their ideas, and conquer writer's block. In addition, it provides instruction on key steps of specific assignments, such as developing a proposal or a literature review. The real student papers annotated with author comments provide real-life examples of good writing and how writing can be improved. Furthermore, the Seventh Edition includes new coverage of evaluating sources on the Web, citing sources and avoiding plagiarism, key elements of paper structure, drawing logical conclusions, understanding qualitative and quantitative methods, and more. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Essentials

1 Getting Started 3

What Is Sociology? 4

Sociological Methods 8

Framing a Question 10

Summing Up 12

2 Designing Your Paper 13

Developing an Argument: Logic and Structure 13

Terms and Strategies in Essay and Exam Assignments 19

The Proposal 22

A Sample Student Proposal 24

3 The Writing Process 29

The Secret to Writing Is Writing 29

Strategies for Getting Started 30

Writing a Draft 34

Getting Feedback and Revising 36

Academic Writing Styles 39

Summing Up 41

Part 2 Working With Sources

4 Collecting and Evaluating Sources 45

Before You Start: Choosing a Topic 45

Determining Your First Source(s) 46

Finding Sources on the Web 48

Where to Find Specific Information 50

General Bibliographic Sources 58

Setting Up a Record-Keeping System 59

Summing Up 59

5 Citing Sources and Preparing Bibliographies 61

Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due-Citations and Plagiarism 61

Identifying Your Borrowed Words or Ideas 63

Citations in the Text 65

Format 66

Notes 68

References and Bibliographies 69

Bibliographic Software 72

Sample Annotated Bibliography 73

Summing Up 74

Part 3 Writing From Various Data Sources

6 The Textual Analysis Paper 77

Asking Questions About the Text 77

Compare-Contrast Assignments 81

How to Read the Text 81

Taking Notes 84

Organizing Your Paper 84

Writing Your Textual Analysis 86

A Sample Student Paper 86

7 The General Research Paper 93

Reviewing the Sociological Literature 93

Taking Notes for the General Research Paper 94

Writing the General Research Paper 96

A Sample Student Paper 98

8 The Quantitative Research Paper 113

Writing an Introduction 114

Developing a Methods and Analysis Plan 116

Writing the Other Sections of Your Paper: Methods, Results, and Discussion 123

Suggested Readings 127

A Sample Student Paper 128

9 The Qualitative Research Paper 141

What Is High Quality in a Qualitative Paper? 141

Types of Qualitative Papers 143

Goals and Methods of Ethnographic Field Research 144

Reviewing the Literature 145

Collecting Your Data 145

Example of Observational Field Notes 148

Example of Interview Notes 151

Organizing Your Data 151

Writing Your Paper 153

Suggested Readings 154

A Sample Student Paper 154

Part 4 Finishing Up

Editing 163

Formatting 164

A Checklist for Submitting Your Paper 165

Thinking Big 166.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781429234795

1429234792

OCLC:

759912171