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Writing for social scientists

Paperback • 1986 • English

Writing for social scientists: how to start and finish your thesis, book or article

By Howard S. Becker

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About the book

Social scientists, whether earnest graduate students or tenured faculty members, clearly know the rules that govern good writing. But for some reason they choose to ignore those guidelines and churn out turgid, pompous, and obscure prose. Distinguished sociologist Howard S. Becker, true to his calling, looks for an explanation for this bizarre behavior not in the psyches of his colleagues but in the structure of his profession. In this highly personal and inspirational volume he considers academ...Show more

Sociology
Social theory
Social research and statistics

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ISBN

9780226041087

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Published year

1986

Language

English

Original title

Writing for social scientists

Format

Paperback

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