soci 310

library research workshop

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where does the library
come in with your assignments?

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from your assignment descriptions.....

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#1 - develop a research question

Identify an area of interest relevant to the field of sociology: family, crime, health, inequality, aging, education, economy.....
 

Search for and summarize a [scholarly] journal article related to your interest area

Construct a research question... Explain how it relates to both your interest and your journal article 
 

identify key terms

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#2- critical literature review

In order to recognize and build upon work already done in a particular topic area, a literature review is necessary:

Search for at least two more relevant [scholarly] journal articles*. Identify how these articles contribute to your research.

*[you can include and cite other resources in addition to the scholarly articles]

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#3- RESEARCH PROSPECTUS

...Literature Review section:

Improve and maximize ......

you may still find other articles...

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important guidelines
citation format

*All cited material must be referenced, with page numbers when appropriate.
 

For referencing, use the Turabian parenthetical citations... be sure to use the reference list [author-date] style

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reference list

Brown, Campbell. 2011. "Consequentialize This." Ethics 121, no. 4 (July): 749-71. Accessed December 1, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/660696.
 

Kurylo, Anastacia. 2012. "Linsanity: The Construction of (Asian) Identity in an Online New York Knicks Basketball Forum." China Media Research 8, no. 4 (October): 15-28. Accessed March 9, 2013. EBSCO SOCindex.

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turabian author-date style

parenthetical references

A questionnaire about ethics showed... (Brown 2011, 752).   ....In the online forum posts there was evidence... (Kurylo 2012, 16).

back to assignment #1

my topic:

walking & talking

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which KEYWORDS to USE?

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