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The Sociology Student Writer's Manual and Reader's Guide, Seventh Edition, is a practical guide to research, reading, and writing in sociology.
The Sociology Student Writer's Manual and Reader's Guide, Seventh Edition, is a set of instructions and exercises that sequentially develop citizenship, academic, and professional skills while providing students with knowledge about a wide range of sociological concepts, phenomena, and information sources. Part 1 begins by teaching students to read newspapers and other sociological media sources critically and analytically. It focuses on the crafts of writing and scholarship by providing the basics of grammar, style, formats and source citation, and then introduces students to a variety of rich information resources including the sociological journals and the Library of Congress. Part 2 prepares students to research, read, write, review, and critique sociology scholarship. Finally, Part 3 provides advanced exercises in observing culture, socialization, inequality, and ethnicity and race.
Contents
TO THE STUDENT Welcome to a Community of Skilled Observers
TO THE TEACHER: What's New in the Seventh Edition?
PART 1 Reading & Writing for Introductory Sociology Courses
1 Read & Write to Understand Society
1.1 Read Analytically
Read & Write: Analyze a Presidential Address
1.2 Read News Media as Societal Influence
Read & Write: Compare the Slants of Front Pages
1.3 Read News Like a Sociologist
Read & Write: Critique a Lead News Article
1.4 Read to Respond to Social Issues
Read & Write: Respond to an Editorial
2 Read & Write Effectively
2.1 Get into the Flow of Writing
Read & Write: Explain or Persuade?
2.2 Think Creatively
Read & Write: Freewriting
2.3 Organize Your Writing
Read & Write: Write a Paper Outline
2.4 Draft, Revise, Edit, and Proofread
Read & Write: Discover Your Own Style
3 Practice the Craft of Scholarship
3.1 The Competent Writer
Read & Write: Correct a Sentence Fragment
3.2 Avoid Errors in Grammar and Use Punctuation Correctly
Read & Write: Proofread for the President
3.3 Format Your Paper Professionally
Read & Write: Explain the Data in this Table
3.4 Cite Your Sources Properly in ASA Style
Read & Write: Create a Scholarly Bibliography
3.5 Avoid Plagiarism
Read & Write: Properly Summarize an Article from Rolling Stone or The Economist
4 Become Familiar with Government and Private Information Sources
4.1 Welcome to the American Sociology Association (ASA)
Read & Write: Write an Email to an ASA Section Chair
4.2 How to Locate Dissertations and Other Sociology Information Sources
Read & Write: Collect Six Dissertation Abstracts on a Topic of Interest
4.3 How to Locate Studies by Think Tanks
Read & Write: Collect Six Think Tank Studies on a Topic of Interest
4.4 Welcome to the Library of Congress
Read & Write: Listen to a Webcast Presented by the American Folklife Center
4.5 How To Find Government Statistics
Read & Write: Analyze Statistics on a Current Topic
4.6 How to Find Studies by Government Agencies
Read & Write: Report the Results of Studies on a Current Topic
5 Introduction to Skilled Observations
5.1 Social Life
Read & Write: Interview Fellow Students
5.2 Race & Ethnicity
Read & Write: Conduct a Focus Group on a Topic of Interest
PART 2 Becoming a Sociologist by Learning Scholarship Skills
6 Read and Write Professionally and Critically
6.1 Read Qualitative Scholarly Articles in Sociology
Read & Write: Evaluate a Recent Qualitative Article from a Sociology Journal
6.2 Read & Write Case Studies
Read & Write: Write a Case Study
6.3 Read Quantitative Scholarly Articles in Sociology
Read & Write: Evaluate Three Qualitative Sociology Articles
6.4 Opinion Survey Papers
Read & Write: Write a Public Opinion Analysis
6.5 Critique an Academic Article
Read & Write: Critique a Recent Article from a Sociology Journal
6.6 Write a Book Review
Read & Write: Review a New Sociology Book
6.6 Write a Literature Review
Read & Write: Write a Sociology Literature Review
6.7 Annotated Bibliographies
Read & Write: Write an Annotated Bibliography
7 Preliminary Scholarship: Research Effectively
7.1 Institute an Effective Research Process
Read & Write: Write a Research Proposal
7.2 Evaluate the Quality of Online and Printed Information
Read & Write: Write a Bibliography with a Dozen High Quality Sources
PART 3 Practice Sociology in Advanced Courses
8 Analyze a Government Policy
Learn the Basics of Policy Analysis
Read & Write: Write a Brief Domestic Policy Analysis
9 Observe Culture
9.1 Cultural Analysis
Read & Write: Compare Cultures of Aging in Two Nations
9.2 Socialization
Read & Write: Analyze the Effects of Social Media on Personal and Cultural Socialization
9.3 Inequality
Read & Write: Describe the Extent and Effects of Increasing Economic Inequality in the U.S.
9.4 Ethnicity and Race
Read & Write: Describe Current Trends in Ethnic and Race Relations
Glossary
Index
