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| Preface | |
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| Starting Your Paper | |
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| What Type of Paper Are You Writing? | |
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| Using This Book | |
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| Selecting and Narrowing a Topic | |
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| Reviewing the Literature | |
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| Constructing a Thesis Statement | |
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| Outlining | |
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| Writing a Draft | |
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| Revising the Draft | |
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| Structure and Style in Writing | |
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| The 10 Revision Cycles | |
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| Content | |
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| Clarity | |
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| Conciseness | |
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| Elimination of Slang, Colloquialisms, Trite Expressions, and Jargon | |
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| Tone | |
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| Bias-Free Language | |
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| Spelling | |
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| Grammar | |
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| Uniformity | |
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| Format | |
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| Library and Internet Research | |
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| Research to Select a Topic | |
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| Research to Construct a Tentative Thesis Statement | |
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| Research to Collect Evidence Supporting the Thesis Statement | |
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| Tracking Your Progress | |
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| Locating Sources of Information | |
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| Conducting Effective Research | |
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| Using Research Tools: Indices and Abstracts | |
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| Pursuing a Search Strategy | |
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| Using the Internet for Research | |
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| Online Databases and Web sites | |
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| Evaluating the Advantages and Disadvantages of Various Sources | |
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| Citations and References | |
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| Doesn't Every Sentence in My Paper Need a Citation? | |
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| ASA Documentation Style for Sociology | |
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| Citing Your Sources-Text Citations and the Reference List | |
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| Text Citations in Footnotes and Endnotes | |
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| Handling Quotations in Your Text | |
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| Creating Text Citations | |
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| Text Citations for Nonblock and Block Quotes | |
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| Text Citations for Quotes | |
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| Text Citations for Paraphrases | |
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| Other Citations | |
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| The Reference List | |
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| References for Books | |
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| Chapters in an Edited Book or Collected Work | |
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| Articles | |
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| Other Sources | |
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| Electronic Resources (E-Resources) | |
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| Writing a Library Research Paper or Term Paper | |
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| Selecting a Topic | |
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| Defining a Sociological Question | |
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| Getting Feedback | |
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| Planning a Research Strategy | |
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| Honoring the Creative Rhythm of Research | |
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| Record Keeping | |
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| Locating Information | |
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| Structuring the Paper as an Essay | |
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| Compare/Contrast Papers | |
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| Writing Each Section of the Paper | |
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| Creating a Term Paper Title | |
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| References | |
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| Revising Your Paper | |
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| Final Check | |
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| Writing a Quantitative Research Paper | |
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| Quantitative versus Qualitative Papers | |
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| "Writing Up" Your Research Study | |
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| Structuring the Paper | |
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| Developing the Paper | |
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| Writing the Quantitative Paper | |
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| The Introduction | |
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| The Methods Section | |
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| The Results Section | |
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| Constructing Tables and Figures | |
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| The Discussion Section | |
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| The Conclusion Section | |
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| Handling Headings and Spacing | |
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| Writing an Abstract | |
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| Creating a Title for a Quantitative Paper | |
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| Preparing the Reference List | |
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| Adding an Appendix | |
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| Revising Your Paper | |
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| Final Check | |
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| Writing a Qualitative Research Paper | |
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| Qualitative versus Quantitative Research | |
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| Qualitative Methods: Observation, Ethnography, and Participant-Observation | |
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| "Writing Up" Your Research Study | |
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| Structuring the Paper | |
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| Developing the Paper | |
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| Handling Your Data | |
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| Field Notes | |
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| Writing a Short Paper Based on Field Notes from Observation or Participant Observation | |
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| Writing a Full Length Qualitative Paper | |
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| The Introduction Section | |
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| The Methods Section | |
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| The Results Section | |
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| The Discussion Section | |
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| The Conclusion Section | |
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| Handling Headings and Spacing | |
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| Writing an Abstract | |
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| Creating a Title for the Qualitative Paper | |
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| Preparing the Reference List | |
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| Adding an Appendix | |
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| Revising your Paper | |
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| Final Check | |
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| Writing an Abstract | |
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| Constructing an Abstract | |
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| Abstracts for Quantitative and Qualitative Papers | |
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| Writing a Compare/Contrast Paper | |
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| Organizing the Compare/Contrast Paper | |
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| Finding Points to Compare or Contrast | |
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| Some Guidelines for Compare/Contrast Papers | |
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| Writing the Compare/Contrast Paper | |
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| Final Check | |
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| Writing a Book Review | |
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| How to Read and Evaluate a Book Review | |
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| Writing a Book Review | |
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| Provide a Complete Reference for the Reviewed Work | |
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| Text Citations and References in a Book Review | |
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| Final Check | |
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| Writing a Critique or Text Analysis Paper | |
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| What Should You Talk About in a Critique or Text Analysis Paper | |
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| Writing a Critique or Text Analysis Paper | |
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| Final Check | |
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| Writing an Essay Exam | |
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| Formulating an Essay Exam Answer | |
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| Exams: Take-Home versus In-Class | |
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| Prepping for the Exam | |
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| Writing a Take-Home Essay Exam | |
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| Writing an In-Class Essay Exam | |
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| Tips for Taking an In-Class Exam | |
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| Final Check | |
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| A Sample Student Paper | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |