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Writing for Social Scientists

Paperback • 2007 • English

Writing for Social Scientists

By Howard S. Becker

2 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

Students and researchers all write under pressure, and those pressures - most lamentably, the desire to impress your audience rather than to communicate with them - often lead to pretentious prose, academic posturing, and, not infrequently, writer's block. Sociologist Howard S. Becker has written the classic book on how to conquer these pressures and simply write. First published nearly twenty years ago, "Writing for Social Scientists" has become a lifesaver for writers in all fields, from begin...Show more

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ISBN

9780226041322

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Published year

2007

Language

English

Original title

Writing for Social Scientists

Format

Paperback

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