William A. Johnson, Gregory M. Scott, Stephen M. Garrison

The Sociology Student Writer's Manual and Reader's Guide

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Produktbeschreibung

This is a supplemental text for all sociology courses that facilitates, invigorates, and enhances student learning by teaching students to read and write effectively.

Produktdetails

• The Student Writer's Manual: A Guide to Reading and Writing Nr.2
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seventh Edition
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. September 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9781442266964
• ISBN-10: 1442266961
• Artikelnr.: 45465304

Autorenporträt

William A. Johnson, Jr. Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus in the Sociology Department at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO). He is a past president of the Oklahoma Sociological Society. Johnson received a B.S. from Northeastern Oklahoma State University, an M.S. from Pittsburgh State University in Kansas, and a Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University. He has designed and instructs six self-paced on line sociology courses. He has published articles in several professional journals, and edited a textbook in The Social Psychology of Everyday Life, which he used in the classroom for fifteen years. In addition to co-authoring with Gregory Scott and Stephen Garrison seven editions of this Sociology Student Writer's Manual, he has also co-authored with Scott and Garrison six editions of The Criminal Justice Student Writer's Manual.

Inhaltsangabe

TO THE STUDENT Welcome to a Community of Skilled Observers TO THE TEACHER:
What's New in the Seventh Edition? PART 1 Reading & Writing for
Introductory Sociology Courses 1 Read & Write to Understand Society 1.1
Read Analytically Read & Write: Analyze a Presidential Address 1.2 Read
News Media as Societal Influence Read & Write: Compare the Slants of Front
Pages 1.3 Read News Like a Sociologist Read & Write: Critique a Lead News
Article 1.4 Read to Respond to Social Issues Read & Write: Respond to an
Editorial 2 Read & Write Effectively 2.1 Get into the Flow of Writing Read
& Write: Explain or Persuade? 2.2 Think Creatively Read & Write:
Freewriting 2.3 Organize Your Writing Read & Write: Write a Paper Outline
2.4 Draft, Revise, Edit, and Proofread Read & Write: Discover Your Own
Style 3 Practice the Craft of Scholarship 3.1 The Competent Writer Read &
Write: Correct a Sentence Fragment 3.2 Avoid Errors in Grammar and Use
Punctuation Correctly Read & Write: Proofread for the President 3.3 Format
Your Paper Professionally Read & Write: Explain the Data in this Table 3.4
Cite Your Sources Properly in ASA Style Read & Write: Create a Scholarly
Bibliography 3.5 Avoid Plagiarism Read & Write: Properly Summarize an
Article from Rolling Stone or The Economist 4 Become Familiar with
Government and Private Information Sources 4.1 Welcome to the American
Sociology Association (ASA) Read & Write: Write an Email to an ASA Section
Chair 4.2 How to Locate Dissertations and Other Sociology Information
Sources Read & Write: Collect Six Dissertation Abstracts on a Topic of
Interest 4.3 How to Locate Studies by Think Tanks Read & Write: Collect Six
Think Tank Studies on a Topic of Interest 4.4 Welcome to the Library of
Congress Read & Write: Listen to a Webcast Presented by the American
Folklife Center 4.5 How To Find Government Statistics Read & Write: Analyze
Statistics on a Current Topic 4.6 How to Find Studies by Government
Agencies Read & Write: Report the Results of Studies on a Current Topic 5
Introduction to Skilled Observations 5.1 Social Life Read & Write:
Interview Fellow Students 5.2 Race & Ethnicity Read & Write: Conduct a
Focus Group on a Topic of Interest PART 2 Becoming a Sociologist by
Learning Scholarship Skills 6 Read and Write Professionally and Critically
6.1 Read Qualitative Scholarly Articles in Sociology Read & Write: Evaluate
a Recent Qualitative Article from a Sociology Journal 6.2 Read & Write Case
Studies Read & Write: Write a Case Study 6.3 Read Quantitative Scholarly
Articles in Sociology Read & Write: Evaluate Three Qualitative Sociology
Articles 6.4 Opinion Survey Papers Read & Write: Write a Public Opinion
Analysis 6.5 Critique an Academic Article Read & Write: Critique a Recent
Article from a Sociology Journal 6.6 Write a Book Review Read & Write:
Review a New Sociology Book 6.6 Write a Literature Review Read & Write:
Write a Sociology Literature Review 6.7 Annotated Bibliographies Read &
Write: Write an Annotated Bibliography 7 Preliminary Scholarship: Research
Effectively 7.1 Institute an Effective Research Process Read & Write: Write
a Research Proposal 7.2 Evaluate the Quality of Online and Printed
Information Read & Write: Write a Bibliography with a Dozen High Quality
Sources PART 3 Practice Sociology in Advanced Courses 8 Analyze a
Government Policy Learn the Basics of Policy Analysis Read & Write: Write a
Brief Domestic Policy Analysis 9 Observe Culture 9.1 Cultural Analysis Read
& Write: Compare Cultures of Aging in Two Nations 9.2 Socialization Read &
Write: Analyze the Effects of Social Media on Personal and Cultural
Socialization 9.3 Inequality Read & Write: Describe the Extent and Effects
of Increasing Economic Inequality in the U.S. 9.4 Ethnicity and Race Read &
Write: Describe Current Trends in Ethnic and Race Relations Glossary Index