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Proud sponsor of the 2019 SAGE Keith Roberts Teaching Innovations Award —enabling graduate students and early career faculty to attend the annual ASA pre-conference teaching and learning workshop.
The Sociology Student's Guide to Writing is a brief, economical reference work that gives practical advice about the writing tasks and issues that undergraduate students face in their first sociology courses. Along with more traditional topics, it incorporates valuable information about composing emails, writing for online forums, and using technology for information-gathering and note-taking. Used by itself or in combination with other texts, this book will increase the quality of student writing and enhance their knowledge of how sociologists communicate in writing.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Introduction to Writing in Sociology
How to Use This Book
The Structure of the Book
Chapter 2: The Bricks and Mortar of Writing
The Structure of Writing
The Voice on the Paper
Form
Letters
Notetaking
Summary
Writing in Practice
Chapter 3: Writing and the Search for Literature: Proposals, Library Research, and the Preparation of Literature
Selecting a Research Topic
Searching for Literature
Selecting Appropriate Literature
Writing From Sources
Preparing to Write
Summary
Writing in Practice
Chapter 4: Writing and the Data Collection Process
Research Ethics
Method Writing
Questions
Observation
Transcripts
Data Analysis
Summary
Writing in Practice
Chapter 5: Writing Papers for Sociology Class: Essays, Capstone Papers, and Literature Reviews
Approaching Writing Assignments
College Papers
Capstone Projects
Additional Manuscript Sections
Review Your Work
Summary
Writing in Practice
Chapter 6: Editing and Revising
First Draft
First Revision
Quick Edit
Extensive First Edit
General Revision
Full Document
Subsections/Subheadings
Detail Work
Summary
Writing in Practice
Chapter 7: Writing for the Public
Writing Online
Presentations
Summary
Writing in Practice
Appendix
Biographies
