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Summary Table of Contents

This comprehensive book presents the basics of conducting sociological research and writing papers in the discipline.Through samples of completed sociological work that demonstrate how to write about social research, this book presents work of original writers and researchers in the field. This helps readers understand not only the techniques and skills of writing, but the motivation behind the studies while sharing experiences of these researchers. It also suggests ways to generate studies through a broad range of methods and projects from which to consider topics and methodology.

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TO THE STUDENT

(2)

TO THE INSTRUCTOR

xiii

INTRODUCTION

(12)

Welcome to the Study of Sociology

(2)

Some Fundamental Ideas of Sociology

(3)

A Brief History of Sociology

(4)

Major Sociological Perspectives

(2)

A Final Note

(1)

PART I A HANDBOOK OF STYLE FOR SOCIOLOGY

(87)

CHAPTER 1 WRITING AS COMMUNICATION

(25)

1.1 Writing to Learn

(5)

1.2 The Writing Process

(20)

CHAPTER 2 WRITING COMPETENTLY

(23)

2.1 Guidelines for the Competent Writer

(3)

2.2 Rules of Punctuation

(16)

2.3 Spelling

(4)

CHAPTER 3 FORMATS

(10)

3.1 General Page Format Directions

(1)

3.2 Title Page

(1)

3.3 Abstract

(3)

3.4 Text

(1)

3.5 Headings and Subheadings

(1)

3.6 Tables

(1)

3.7 Illustrations and Figures

(1)

3.8 References Page

(1)

3.9 Appendices

(2)

CHAPTER 4 CITING SOURCES

(29)

4.1 What to Document

(1)

4.2 Which Format to Use

(1)

4.3 Citing Sources in ASA Format

(18)

4.4 The Student Citation System (SCS)

(10)

PART II HOW TO CONDUCT RESEARCH IN SOCIOLOGY

100

(67)

CHAPTER 5 ORGANIZING THE RESEARCH PROCESS

100

(12)

5.1 Gaining Control of the Research Process

100

(3)

5.2 Effective Research Methods

103

(5)

5.3 Ethical Use of Source Material

108

(4)

CHAPTER 6 THE LIBRARY AND OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION

112

(34)

6.1 Levels of Academic Writing

113

(1)

6.2 Guides to the Literature

114

(28)

6.3 Researching Books

142

(1)

6.4 U.S. Government Publications

143

(3)

CHAPTER 7 SOCIOLOGY ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB

146

(9)

7.1 A Whirlwind Introductory Tour of the Internet

146

(1)

7.2 How to Access the Internet and the World Wide Web

147

(2)

7.3 Sociology Resources on the Internet

149

(6)

CHAPTER 8 CONDUCTING QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH

155

(12)

8.1 Thinking Scientifically

155

(1)

8.2 The Scientific Method

156

(6)

8.3 Common Quantitative Research Designs

162

(5)

PART III HOW TO WRITE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOCIOLOGY PAPERS

167

(57)

CHAPTER 9 BOOK REVIEWS

167

(10)

9.1 The Objective of a Book Review

167

(1)

9.2 Two Sample Book Reviews

168

(1)

9.3 Elements of a Book Review

168

(8)

9.4 Format and Length of a Book Review

176

(1)

CHAPTER 10 SOCIAL ISSUE ANALYSIS PAPERS

177

(12)

10.1 Introductory Social Issue Analysis Papers

177

(6)

10.2 Advanced Social Issue Analysis Papers

183

(6)

CHAPTER 11 CASE STUDIES

189

(17)

11.1 Definition and Purpose

189

(1)

11.2 Using Case Studies in Research

190

(1)

11.3 Limitations of the Case Study Method

191

(1)

11.4 Types of Case Studies Written in Sociology

191

(1)

11.5 How to Conduct a Social Service Agency Case Study

192

(5)

11.6 Sample Case Study: "Secretaries in the Corporation"

197

(9)

CHAPTER 12 SOCIOLOGICAL SURVEY PAPERS

206

(18)

12.1 Scope and Purpose of a Sociological Survey Paper

206

(1)

12.2 Steps for Writing a Sociological Survey Paper

207

(7)

12.3 Statistics

214

(5)

12.4 The Elements of a Sociological Survey Paper

219

(5)

GLOSSARY

224

(12)

REFERENCES

236

(7)

INDEX

243

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