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• Title: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.
  
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• Other Contributors/Collections:Giarrusso, Roseann, author.
  Richlin-Klonsky, Judith, author.
  Roy, William G., 1946- author.
  Strenski, Ellen, 1942- author.
  University of California, Los Angeles. Sociology Writing Group.
  
• Published/Created:New York, NY : Worth Publishers, [2013]
  ©2013
  

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  • Location: c.1  Temporarily shelved at KOERNER LIBRARY reserve collection (Floor 3)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: HM585 .G78 2013
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Sociology--Authorship--Style manuals.
  Sociology--Research--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
  Report writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
  
• Genre/Form: Style manuals.
  Handbooks and manuals.
  
• Edition:Seventh edition.
  
• Description:xii, 180 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  
• 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.
  
• Notes:"The Sociology Writing Group."--Cover.
  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9781429234795
  1429234792
  
• Contents:pt. 1. Essentials
  1. Getting started
  2. Designing your paper
  3. The writing process
  pt. 2. Working with sources
  4. Collecting and evaluating sources
  5. citing sources and preparing bibliographies
  pt. 3. Writing from various data sources
  6. The textual analysis paper
  7. The general research paper
  8. The quantitative research paper
  9. The qualitative research paper
  pt. 4. Finishing up.