TheSociology Writer's Guideis designed to help sociology students at any level complete their writing assignments, and strengthen their research and bibliographic skills.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: STARTING YOUR PAPER What Type of Paper Are You Writing? Using This Book Selecting and Narrowing a Topic Reviewing the Literature Constructing a Thesis Statement Outlining Writing a Draft Revising the Draft CHAPTER 2: STRUCTURE AND STYLE IN WRITING The 10 Revision Cycles Revision Cycle 1: Content Revision Cycle 2: Clarity Revision Cycle 3: Conciseness Revision Cycle 4: Eliminating Slang, Colloquialisms, Trite Expressions, and Jargon Revision Cycle 5: Tone Revision Cycle 6: Bias-Free Language Revision Cycle 7: Spelling Revision Cycle 8: Grammar Revision Cycle 9: Uniformity Revision Cycle 10: Format CHAPTER 3: LIBRARY AND INTERNET RESEARCH Research to Select a Topic Research to Construct a Tentative Thesis Statement Research to Collect Evidence in Support of Your Thesis Statement Tracking Your Progress Locating Sources of Information Conducting Effective Research Using Research Tools: Indices and Abstracts Pursuing a Search Strategy Using the Internet for Research Online Databases and Websites Evaluating the Advantages and Disadvantages of Various Sources CHAPTER 4: CITATIONS AND REFERENCES Doesn't Every Sentence in My Paper Need a Citation? ASA Documentation Style for Sociology Creating a Text Citation Text Citations in Footnotes and Endnotes The Format for Quotes in the Text Text Citations for Quotes
