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 ObserversTO THE TEACHER: Whats New in the Seventh Edition?PART 1Reading& Writing for Introductory Sociology Courses1Read& Write to Understand Society1.1Read AnalyticallyRead& Write: Analyze a Presidential Address1.2Read News Media as Societal InfluenceRead& Write: Compare the Slants of Front Pages1.3Read News Like a SociologistRead& Write: Critique a Lead News Article1.4Read to Respond to Social IssuesRead& Write: Respond to an Editorial2Read& Write Effectively2.1Get into the Flow of WritingRead& Write: Explain or Persuade?2.2Think CreativelyRead& Write: Freewriting2.3Organize Your WritingRead& Write: Write a Paper Outline2.4Draft, Revise, Edit, and ProofreadRead& Write: Discover Your Own Style3Practice the Craft of Scholarship3.1The Competent WriterRead& Write: Correct a Sentence Fragment3.2Avoid Errors in Grammar and Use Punctuation CorrectlyRead& Write: Proofread for the President3.3Format Your Paper ProfessionallyRead& Write: Explain the Data in this Table3.4Cite Your Sources Properly in ASA StyleRead& Write: Create a Scholarly Bibliography3.5Avoid PlagiarismRead& Write: Properly Summarize an Article fromRolling StoneorThe Economist4Become Familiar with Government and Private Information Sources4.1Welcome to the American Sociology Association (ASA)Read& Write:Write an Email to an ASA Section Chair4.2How to Locate Dissertations and Other Sociology Information SourcesRead& Write:Collect Six Dissertation Abstracts on a Topic of Interest4.3How to Locate Studies by Think TanksRead& Write:Collect Six Think Tank Studies on a Topic of Interest4.4Welcome to the Library of CongressRead& Write: Listen to a Webcast Presented by the American Folklife Center4.5How To Find Government StatisticsRead& Write: Analyze Statistics on a Current Topic4.6How to Find Studies by Government AgenciesRead& Write: Report the Results of Studies on a Current Topic5Introduction to Skilled Observations5.1Social LifeRead& Write: Interview Fellow Students5.2Race& EthnicityRead& Write: Conduct a Focus Group on a Topic of InterestPART 2Becoming a Sociologist by Learning Scholarship Skills6Read and Write Professionally and Critically6.1ReadQualitative Scholarly Articles in SociologyRead& Write: Evaluate a Recent Qualitative Article from a Sociology Journal6.2Read& Write Case StudiesRead& Write: Write a Case Study6.3ReadQuantitative Scholarly Articles in SociologyRead& Write: Evaluate Three Qualitative Sociology Articles6.4Opinion Survey PapersRead& Write: Write a Public Opinion Analysis6.5Critique an Academic ArticleRead& Write: Critique a Recent Article from a Sociology Journal6.6Write a Book ReviewRead& Write: Review a New Sociology Book6.6Write a Literature ReviewRead& Write: Write a Sociology Literature Review6.7Annotated BibliographiesRead& Write: Write an Annotated Bibliography7Preliminary Scholarship: Research Effectively7.1Institute an Effective Research ProcessRead& Write: Write a Research Proposal7.2Evaluate the Quality of Online and Printed InformationRead& Write: Write a Bibliography with a Dozen High Quality SourcesPART 3Practice Sociology in Advanced Courses8Analyze a Government PolicyLearn the Basics of Policy AnalysisRead& Write: Write a Brief Domestic Policy Analysis9Observe Culture9.1Cultural AnalysisRead& Write: Compare Cultures of Aging in Two Nations9.2SocializationRead& Write: Analyze the Effects of Social Media on Personal and Cultural Socialization9.3InequalityRead& Write: Describe the Extent and Effects of Increasing Economic Inequality in the U.S.9.4Ethnicity and RaceRead& Write: Describe Current Trends in Ethnic and Race RelationsGlossaryIndex