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Price: $26.95

Format:
Paperback 296 pp.
5 figures, 3 tables, 6" x 9"

ISBN-10:
0195439937

ISBN-13:
9780195439939

Copyright Year:
2010

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Making Sense in the Social Sciences

A Student's Guide to Research and Writing, Fourth Edition, Revised with up-to-date MLA & APA Information

Margot Northey, Lorne Tepperman and Patrizia Albanese

Series : Making Sense

The Making Sense series comprises four concise, readable guides to research and writing for use by students at all levels of undergraduate study. Designed especially for students in the social sciences, this book outlines the general principles of style, grammar, and usage, while covering such issues as how to conduct sociological research, how to write reports, and how to document sources. This fourth edition of the book has new material on evaluating Internet sources and avoiding plagiarism, as well as new and updated examples.

Readership : Undergraduate students at all levels in the social sciences.

Symbols for common errors (on inside front cover)
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Writing and thinking
2. Designing a project
3. Theorizing about a project
4. Using quantitative data
5. Using qualitative data
6. Exercising judgment and good ethics
7. Arguing and writing with style
8. Planning and organizing an essay or report
9. Writing a report or exam
10. Documentation
11. Common errors in grammar and usage
12. Punctuation
13. Catch list of misused words and phrases
Glossary I: Social science
Glossary II: Grammar
References
Index

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Margot Northey was Dean of the School of Business, Queen's University. She is currently a business consultant.

Lorne Tepperman is Professor of Sociology in the Sociology Department at University of Toronto. He is also Director of the Health Studies program at University College, University of Toronto.

Patrizia Albanese is Associate Professor in the Sociology Department at Ryerson University.

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Special Features

  • Concise, comprehensive, and accessible
  • Covers the basics of writing: grammar, punctuation, usage, and style
  • Contains guidelines for and examples of three reference styles: MLA, APA, SSS
  • Offers valuable advice on: Current trends in social science thinking and research; Research design, theory, and measurement; Different methods of quantitative and qualitative research; Research ethics; and Writing tests and exams
  • Includes new important information on Internet research
  • Up-to-date references and examples