• Writing in the Social Sciences
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  • Introduction
  • UNIT 1. WRITING TOOLS
  • UNIT 2. ACADEMIC AUDIENCES
  • UNIT 3. GENERAL AUDIENCES
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Appendix 2. Instructor's Guide
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    WritingEnglish Language ArtsAcademic Writing

    Writing in the Social Sciences

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    Writing in the Social Sciences is an advanced writing textbook that focuses on skills specific to careers in the social sciences. Its authors employ a personable writing style and engaging instructional design to share their expertise. Unit 1 introduces discourse communities, the rhetorical situation, available writing tools, mindful writing, and the writing process. Students will master good grammar and mechanics and a more sophisticated, audience-oriented style including visual design and tables and figures. Unit 2 focuses on writing for academic audiences including finding and evaluating sources and discussing and citing sources. Students will define literature reviews and learn the steps of composing a literature review: taking notes, synthesizing, organizing, drafting, and revising. They will also learn how to create compelling proposals. In Unit 3, students will focus on writing for general audiences including applying for jobs and graduate schools and writing public texts such as emails, memos, social media posts, blogs, infographics, and opinion editorials. In the final chapter, they’ll learn how to create engaging oral and poster presentations.
    Introduction1
    Welcome to Writing in the Social Sciences!3
    Author Biographies9
    Acknowledgements13
    UNIT 1. WRITING TOOLS15
    1. Writing in the Social Sciences17
    2. Writing Tools29
    3. Writing Processes49
    4. Grammar & Mechanics75
    5. Style79
    6. Design113
    UNIT 2. ACADEMIC AUDIENCES133
    7. Writing for Academic Audiences135
    8. Finding & Evaluating Sources151
    9. Discussing & Citing Sources199
    10. Defining Literature Reviews217
    11. Planning Literature Reviews233
    12. Writing Literature Reviews255
    13. Crafting Proposals279
    UNIT 3. GENERAL AUDIENCES291
    14. Writing for General Audiences293
    15. Applying for Jobs & Graduate Schools309
    16. Creating Public Texts331
    17. Presenting347
    Glossary383
    Cristie Cowles Charles

    Brigham Young University

    Cristie Cowles Charles teaches writing and literature courses at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. She enjoys sparking a love for writing in her students--or at least a love for having had written (it's always worth it in the end, right?). She thinks pumpkin pie counts as a vegetable, is married to a super hot mechanical engineering and neuroscience professor (yes, they exist), and adores her five magnificent children.

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