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| Preface | |
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| The Practice of Writing | |
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| Writing, Editing, and Rethinking: An Example | |
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| Draft 1 (Original) | |
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| Draft 2 | |
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| Draft 3 | |
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| Some Hints on Getting Started | |
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| Questions on Writing | |
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| Using the Library and the Internet | |
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| Some General Advice | |
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| Libraries, Computers, and the Internet | |
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| Getting Started: Vocabulary and Concepts | |
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| Dictionaries | |
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| Encyclopedias | |
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| Indexes and Abstracts | |
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| Social Sciences Index | |
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| Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) | |
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| Dissertation Abstracts International (DAI) | |
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| Abstracts and Indexes for Specific Disciplines | |
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| The Library's Catalog | |
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| Government Publications and Data | |
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| Libraries Sharing Resources | |
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| A Final Comment: Familiar Terrain | |
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| Anthropology | |
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| Economics | |
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| Political Science | |
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| Psychology | |
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| Sociology | |
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| Research Questions | |
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| Summaries and Reviews of Social Science Literature | |
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| Abstracts, Annotations, and Other Summaries | |
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| Examples of Summaries | |
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| An Abstract | |
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| An Annotation | |
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| A Student Summary | |
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| Book Reviews | |
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| Examples | |
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| A Student Review | |
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| A Scholarly Review | |
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| Literature Reviews | |
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| Summarizing Previous Research | |
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| Organizing the Summaries | |
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| Preparing a Critical Response | |
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| Summary Questions | |
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| Papers Based on Original Research | |
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| Quantitative versus Qualitative Research | |
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| Organizing the Paper | |
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| The Title | |
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| The Abstract | |
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| The Introduction | |
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| The Research Methods Section | |
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| The Results Section | |
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| Presenting Quantitative Data | |
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| Constructing Frequency Distributions | |
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| Constructing Cross-Tabulations | |
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| Presenting Qualitative Data | |
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| Identifying Response Patterns | |
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| Identifying Stages in a Process | |
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| Identifying Social Organization | |
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| The Discussion and Conclusions Section | |
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| Notes | |
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| References | |
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| Appendixes | |
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| Questions on Original Papers | |
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| Library Research Papers | |
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| Choosing a Topic | |
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| Organizing Library Materials | |
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| Outlining | |
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| Balance | |
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| A Student Research Paper | |
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| Library Research Paper Questions | |
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| Oral Presentations and Written Examinations | |
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| Oral Presentations | |
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| Preparing the Talk | |
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| Giving the Talk | |
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| Essay Examinations | |
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| Preparing for Examinations | |
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| Taking the Examination | |
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| Sample Examination Answers | |
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| Answer A | |
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| Answer B | |
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| Questions on Presentations and Examinations | |
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| Form | |
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| Manuscript Form | |
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| Quotations and Quotation Marks | |
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| Citations within the Text | |
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| The List of Works Cited | |
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| Books with a Single Author | |
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| Books with More Than One Author | |
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| Government Documents | |
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| Works of Corporate Authorship | |
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| An Edited Book | |
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| A Translated Book | |
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| An Article in an Edited Collection | |
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| An Article in a Scholarly Journal | |
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| An Article in a Popular Magazine | |
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| An Article in a Newspaper | |
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| Unpublished Work | |
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| Machine-Readable Data Files | |
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| Multiple Citations for a Single Author | |
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| Electronic References | |
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| Combining Entries in a References Section: An Illustration | |
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| Notes | |
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| Possible Uses of Notes | |
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| The Format for Notes | |
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| Avoiding Plagiarism | |
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| Avoiding Sexist or Racist Language | |
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| Questions on Form | |
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| Revising | |
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| Revising for Content | |
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| Revising for Clarity | |
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| Revising for Conciseness | |
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| Revising for Trite Expressions and Social Science Jargon | |
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| Trite Expressions | |
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| Jargon | |
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| Revising for Spelling Errors | |
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| Revising for Grammar and Proper Word Usage | |
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| The Big Picture: Revising the Paper as a Whole | |
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| Putting It All Together: An Editor's Guide | |
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| An Editor's Guide | |
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| References | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Index | |