SOCI 057H: Rationalization and the Changing Nature of Social Life in 21st Century America: Research Process
Develop Your Topic & Choose Keywords
- CQ ResearcherGood place to start as you begin research on current topics. It covers the most current and controversial issues of the day.
- Issues and Controversies on FileContains full text articles on current topics of interest, arranged in opposing points of view.
- Keywords and Boolean searchThis webpage explains the process of selecting keywords and using Boolean searching (AND, OR, NOT and so on). University of Colorado, Boulder
- Oxford Bibliographies OnlineHelps you to identify the core authors, works, ideas, and debates that have shaped the scholarly conversation so you can find the key literature. All the bibliographic essays have been peer-reviewed, and the specific entries are linked to full-text content available through the web or the UNC-CH Library.
Evaluate your research results
- Popular vs. Trade vs. ScholarlyHandy chart from University Libraries to help you determine if your resource is from a popular magazine, trade/professional publication or a scholarly journal.
Writing & Citing
- What Makes a Good Research Question?Handout from Duke University's (yes, Duke) Thompson Writing Program Writing Studio. Has guidelines and examples of research questions.
Writing
UNC Writing Center Offers online consultations and draft reviews.
Writing guides
- Writing for Sociology
- Paragraph Development
- Creating figures and charts
- Formatting for Sociology writing
Citing
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