{"product_id":"the-sociology-student-writers-manual-and-readers-guide-9781442266964","title":"The Sociology Student Writers Manual and Readers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Sociology Student Writer's Manual and Reader's Guide, Seventh Edition, is a practical guide to research, reading, and writing in sociology. The Sociology Student Writer's Manual and Reader's Guide, Seventh Edition, is a set of instructions and exercises that sequentially develop citizenship, academic, and professional skills while providing students with knowledge about a wide range of sociological concepts, phenomena, and information sources. Part 1 begins by teaching students to read newspapers and other sociological media sources critically and analytically. It focuses on the crafts of writing and scholarship by providing the basics of grammar, style, formats and source citation, and then introduces students to a variety of rich information resources, including the sociological journals and the Library of Congress. Part 2 prepares students to research, read, write, review, and critique sociology scholarship. Finally, Part 3 provides advanced exercises in observing culture, socia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTO THE STUDENT Welcome to a Community of Skilled Observers \tTO THE TEACHER: What’s New in the Seventh Edition?  PART 1\tReading \u0026amp; Writing for Introductory Sociology Courses  1\tRead \u0026amp; Write to Understand Society 1.1\tRead Analytically \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Analyze a Presidential Address 1.2\tRead News Media as Societal Influence \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Compare the Slants of Front Pages 1.3\tRead News Like a Sociologist \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Critique a Lead News Article 1.4\tRead to Respond to Social Issues \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Respond to an Editorial 2\tRead \u0026amp; Write Effectively  2.1\tGet into the Flow of Writing \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Explain or Persuade? 2.2\tThink Creatively \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Freewriting 2.3\tOrganize Your Writing \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Write a Paper Outline 2.4\tDraft, Revise, Edit, and Proofread \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Discover Your Own Style 3\tPractice the Craft of Scholarship 3.1\tThe Competent Writer \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Correct a Sentence Fragment 3.2\tAvoid Errors in Grammar and Use Punctuation Correctly \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Proofread for the President 3.3\tFormat Your Paper Professionally \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Explain the Data in this Table 3.4\tCite Your Sources Properly in ASA Style \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Create a Scholarly Bibliography 3.5\tAvoid Plagiarism \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Properly Summarize an Article from Rolling Stone or The Economist 4\tBecome Familiar with Government and Private Information Sources 4.1\tWelcome to the American Sociology Association (ASA) \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Write an Email to an ASA Section Chair 4.2\tHow to Locate Dissertations and Other Sociology Information Sources \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Collect Six Dissertation Abstracts on a Topic of Interest 4.3\tHow to Locate Studies by Think Tanks \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Collect Six Think Tank Studies on a Topic of Interest 4.4\tWelcome to the Library of Congress \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Listen to a Webcast Presented by the American Folklife Center 4.5\tHow To Find Government Statistics \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Analyze Statistics on a Current Topic 4.6\tHow to Find Studies by Government Agencies \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Report the Results of Studies on a Current Topic 5\tIntroduction to Skilled Observations 5.1\tSocial Life \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Interview Fellow Students 5.2\tRace \u0026amp; Ethnicity \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Conduct a Focus Group on a Topic of Interest PART 2\tBecoming a Sociologist by Learning Scholarship Skills 6\tRead and Write Professionally and Critically  6.1\tRead Qualitative Scholarly Articles in Sociology \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Evaluate a Recent Qualitative Article from a Sociology Journal 6.2\tRead \u0026amp; Write Case Studies \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Write a Case Study 6.3\tRead Quantitative Scholarly Articles in Sociology \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Evaluate Three Qualitative Sociology Articles 6.4\tOpinion Survey Papers \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Write a Public Opinion Analysis 6.5\tCritique an Academic Article \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Critique a Recent Article from a Sociology Journal 6.6\tWrite a Book Review \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Review a New Sociology Book 6.6\tWrite a Literature Review \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Write a Sociology Literature Review 6.7\tAnnotated Bibliographies \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Write an Annotated Bibliography 7\tPreliminary Scholarship: Research Effectively 7.1\tInstitute an Effective Research Process \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Write a Research Proposal 7.2\tEvaluate the Quality of Online and Printed Information \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Write a Bibliography with a Dozen High Quality Sources PART 3\tPractice Sociology in Advanced Courses 8\tAnalyze a Government Policy \tLearn the Basics of Policy Analysis \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Write a Brief Domestic Policy Analysis 9\tObserve Culture 9.1\tCultural Analysis \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Compare Cultures of Aging in Two Nations 9.2\tSocialization \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Analyze the Effects of Social Media on Personal and Cultural Socialization 9.3\tInequality \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Describe the Extent and Effects of Increasing Economic Inequality in the U.S. 9.4\tEthnicity and Race \tRead \u0026amp; Write: Describe Current Trends in Ethnic and Race Relations \tGlossary \tIndex","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039984386391,"sku":"9781442266964","price":33.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781442266964.jpg?v=1750945435","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-sociology-student-writers-manual-and-readers-guide-9781442266964","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}