Making sense : a student's guide to research and writing. Social sciences / Margot Northey, Lorne Tepperman, James Russell.
Material type: TextPublication details: Don Mills, Ont. ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002.Edition: 2nd edDescription: vi, 272 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:- 9780195416473 (pbk.) :
- 0195416473
- Social sciences
- Making sense in the social sciences
- 808.0663 NOR
- PN101
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Previous ed.: published as Making sense in the social sciences. 1986.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-268) and index.
1. Writing and thinking. 2. Designing a project. 3. Theorizing about a project. 4. Using quantitative data. 5. Using qualitative data. 6. Exercising judgment and good ethics. 7. Arguing and writing with style. 8. Writing an essay. 9. Writing a report or exam. 10. Common errors in grammar and usage. 11. Punctuation. 12. Documentation. 13. Catchlist of misused words and phrases.
Designed specifically for students of the social sciences, this is an accessible and useful research guide which outlines the general principles of style, grammar and usage as well as discussing research design, theory and argument.