Making sense : a student's guide to research and writing : social sciences
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Making sense : a student's guide to research and writing : social sciences
Oxford University Press, 2005
Updated 2nd ed
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-268) and index
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Description
Designed specifically for students of the social sciences, Making Sense in the Social Sciences, Updated Second Edition is an accessible and useful research guide which outlines the general principles of style, grammar, and usage, as well as discussing research design, theory, measurement, and argument. It also has chapters on how to write essays and exams.
Table of Contents
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- PREFACE
- 1. Writing and Thinking
- 2. Designing a Project
- 3. Theorizing About a Project
- 4. Using Quantitative Data
- 5. Using Qualitative Data
- 6. Exercising Judgement and Good Ethics
- 7. Arguing and Writing with Style
- 8. Writing an Essay
- 9. Writing a Report or an Exam
- 10. Common Errors in Grammar and Usage
- 11. Punctuation
- 12. Documentation
- GLOSSARY I: SOCIAL SCIENCE
- GLOSSARY II: GRAMMAR
- SYMBOLS FOR COMMON ERRORS
- CATCHLIST OF MISUSED WORDS AND PHRASES
- INDEX
- REFERENCES
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