1. Get background information on your topic from subject encyclopedias written by experts in sociology. These overviews can also be handy when you're searching for a topic.
Reference Universe This link opens in a new windowReference Universe allows users to search the indexes and tables of contents of Cowles Library’s extensive print and electronic reference collections, including specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs.
2. Search sociology databases (click box on left) to find scholarly journal articles and SuperSearch to find books and DVDs.
3. Find data by using the resources in the Statistics tab on the left.
4. Keep track of your sources and generate your bibliography by using a citation manager.
American Sociological Association Style Guide by American Sociological AssociationCall Number: REF HM569 .A54 2022
ISBN: 9780912764580
Publication Date: 2022
"The ASA Style Guide, 7th edition, is the authoritative reference for writing, submitting, editing, and copyediting manuscripts for ASA journals and other publications following ASAs unique format. The ASA Style Guide is intended primarily as a reference for authors who are submitting articles to ASA journals. However, it has been adapted for a range of other purposes, including as a teaching tool. Sociology departments have widely adopted it as a guide for the preparation of theses, dissertations, and other types of research papers. It is also used by professional writers and publishers of scholarly materials on sociological or social science issues more generally. The material in this guide can be applied easily across multiple contexts. This edition of the ASA Style Guide incorporated feedback from editors, managing editors, copy editors, authors, and other scholars regarding what they observed to be challenges in manuscripts they have received or submitted to ASA publications. We greatly appreciate their contributions to this edition"--
5. Meet with a librarian if you need help thinking through your research question and finding quality information. Look for the email and appointment links under my picture. This guide is intended to get you started; it is not an exhaustive list of all Cowles resources on sociology. Let's work together 1:1, either in person or via Zoom, as you focus and develop your research!
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