The Sociology Student Writer's Manual 7/E is a practical guide to research, reading, and writing in sociology.

The Sociology Student Writers Manual and Readers 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, socialization, inequality, and ethnicity and race.

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 inThe 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 thisSociology Student Writers Manual, he has also co-authored with Scott and Garrison six editions ofThe Criminal Justice Student Writers Manual.

Gregory M. Scott, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Central Oklahoma, is best known for his co-authored (with Stephen M. Garrison and others) thirty-three volumes of sociology texts and readers published by Pearson Higher Education. He and Professor Garrison are now developing a series of ten writers manuals with Rowman& Littlefield. He holds a BA from Ohio Wesleyan University, an MDiv from Oral Roberts University, and an MA and PhD from the University of Virginia. Dr. Scotts has also served for fifteen years as Editor of PearsonsChoices: An American Government Reader. His textFoundations for a Fifth Millennium: The Discipline of Sociology(Prentice Hall 1996) casts academic political inquiry as creative activity.

Stephen M. Garrison, PhD, is Professor of English and Creative Writing, former Chair of the Department of English, and Director of the Creative Writing Program at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO). He received a BA and an MA from Baylor University and a PhD from the University of South Carolina. Garrison teaches writing, creative writing, fiction, and poetry. Author of the novelShoveling Smoke (Chronicle Books 2003), Garrison has co-authored seven writers manuals in separate disciplines with Gregory M. Scott and has published numerous scholarly works. Garrison served as Fulbright Lecturer at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow (1989-90).

TO THE STUDENT Welcome to a Community of Skilled Observers
TO THE TEACHER: Whats New in the Seventh Edition?

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