Writing for social scientists : how to start and finish your thesis, book, or article /
Becker, Howard Saul, 1928-
Writing for social scientists : how to start and finish your thesis, book, or article / Howard S. Becker ; with a chapter by Pamela Richards. - 2nd ed. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007. - xiii, 197 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. - Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-192) and index.
Freshman English for graduate students -- Persona and authority -- One right way -- Editing by ear -- Learning to write as a professional -- Risk / by Pamela Richards -- Getting it out the door -- Terrorized by the literature -- Writing with computers -- A final word.
First published nearly twenty years ago, Writing for social scientists has become a lifesaver for writers in all fields, from beginning students to published authors. Sociologist Howard S. Becker's message is clear: in order to learn how to write, take a deep breath and then begin writing. Revise. Repeat. In this new edition, Becker takes account of major changes in the computer tools available today and also substantially expands his analysis of how academic institutions create problems for writers. As competition in higher education grows increasingly heated, "Writing for Social Scientists" will provide solace to a new generation of frazzled, would-be writers. -- Cover
9780226041308 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780226041322 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0226041301 (cloth : alk. paper) 0226041328 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2007012022
Social sciences--Authorship.
Sociology--Authorship.
Academic writing.
Communication in the social sciences.
Escritos académicos--Metodología.
Comunicación en ciencias sociales.
Sociología--Arte de escribir.
Ciencias sociales--Arte de escribir.
Tesis y disertaciones académicas--Metodología.
Arte de escribir.
20150700
H 91 / B395w 2007
808/.0663
Writing for social scientists : how to start and finish your thesis, book, or article / Howard S. Becker ; with a chapter by Pamela Richards. - 2nd ed. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007. - xiii, 197 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. - Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-192) and index.
Freshman English for graduate students -- Persona and authority -- One right way -- Editing by ear -- Learning to write as a professional -- Risk / by Pamela Richards -- Getting it out the door -- Terrorized by the literature -- Writing with computers -- A final word.
First published nearly twenty years ago, Writing for social scientists has become a lifesaver for writers in all fields, from beginning students to published authors. Sociologist Howard S. Becker's message is clear: in order to learn how to write, take a deep breath and then begin writing. Revise. Repeat. In this new edition, Becker takes account of major changes in the computer tools available today and also substantially expands his analysis of how academic institutions create problems for writers. As competition in higher education grows increasingly heated, "Writing for Social Scientists" will provide solace to a new generation of frazzled, would-be writers. -- Cover
9780226041308 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780226041322 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0226041301 (cloth : alk. paper) 0226041328 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2007012022
Social sciences--Authorship.
Sociology--Authorship.
Academic writing.
Communication in the social sciences.
Escritos académicos--Metodología.
Comunicación en ciencias sociales.
Sociología--Arte de escribir.
Ciencias sociales--Arte de escribir.
Tesis y disertaciones académicas--Metodología.
Arte de escribir.
20150700
H 91 / B395w 2007
808/.0663