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Contents To the Student XXX To the Instructor XXX Introduction: Welcome to the Study of Sociology XXX What Is Sociology? XXX Different Kinds of Sociology XXX Some Fundamental Ideas of Sociology XXX A Brief History of Sociology XXX The Rise of American Sociology XXX Major Sociological Perspectives XXX A Final Note XXX Part I A Handbook of Style for Sociology XXX Chapter 1 Writing as Communication XXX 1.1 Writing to Learn XXX 1.2 The Writing Process XXX 1.3 Levels of Academic Writing XXX Chapter 2 Writing Competently XXX 2.1 Guidelines for the Competent Writer XXX 2.2 Some Rules of Punctuation and Grammar XXX 2.3 Spelling XXX Chapter 3 Formats XXX 3.1 General Page Format XXX 3.2 Title Page XXX 3.3 Abstract XXX 3.4 Executive Summary XXX 3.5 Outline Page XXX 3.6 Table of Contents XXX 3.7 List of Tables and Figures XXX 3.8 Tables XXX 3.9 Illustrations and Figures XXX 3.10 Text XXX 3.11 Headings and Subheadings XXX 3.12 References XXX 3.13 Appendixes XXX Chapter 4 Citing Sources XXX 4.1 Preliminary Considerations XXX 4.2 Citing Sources in ASA Format XXX Part II Conducting Research in Sociology XXX Chapter 5 Organizing the Research Process XXX 5.1 Gaining Control of the Research Process XXX 5.2 Effective Research Methods XXX 5.3 Ethical Use of Source Material XXX Chapter 6 Sources of Information XXX 6.1 Guides to Sociological Literature XXX 6.2 General Periodicals and Newspapers XXX 6.3 Academic Journals XXX 6.4 Researching Books XXX 6.5 U.S. Government Publications XXX Chapter 7 Internet Resources and Distance Learning XXX 7.1 Internet Resources for Writing Well XXX 7.2 Sociology Resources on the Internet XXX 7.3 A Guide to Distance Learning XXX Chapter 8 Doing Social Research XXX 8.1 Thinking Scientifically XXX 8.2 The Scientific Method XXX 8.3 Common Quantitative Research Designs XXX Part III How to Write Different Types of Sociology Papers XXX Chapter 9 Social Issue Papers XXX 9.1 Issue Reaction Papers XXX 9.2 Social Issue Analysis Papers XXX Chapter 10 Critical Evaluation of Sociological Literature XXX 10.1 Book Reviews XXX 10.2 Article Critiques XXX 10.3 Literature Reviews XXX 10.4 Annotated Bibliographies XXX Chapter 11 Quantitative Research Papers XXX 11.1 Quantitative Research Designs XXX 11.2 Survey-Based Quantitative Research Papers XXX Chapter 12 Qualitative Research Papers XXX 12.1 What Is Qualitative Research? XXX 12.2 Comparing Quantitative and Qualitative Research XXX 12.3 Case Studies as Qualitative Research XXX 12.4 A Qualitative Case Study Paper XXX Glossary XXX References XXX Index XXX
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Sociology -- Authorship -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Sociology -- Research -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Report writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.