Předmět Writing Sociology (SOC776)

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Cíl

This course is intended to help masters students improve their academic writing skills and practice English. This is a writing-intensive course that provides training in the methods of researching and writing Sociology essays in several different styles. The intent is to boost students’ confidence in all stages of the writing process, to prepare students to write well in a variety of academic literary genres, to introduce various perspectives on proper professional writing, and to enhance students’ knowledge and understanding of sociological theory and methods.By the end of the semester, students will gain experience writing:- Book reviews- Expository essays- Social issue reaction papers- Reports on quantitative and qualitative research according to social science journal guidelinesSpecial attention is given to learning effective methods of research and norms for proper citation of sources to maintain academic honesty.Student also gain experience organizing the writing process, making in-class presentations, offering and receiving constructive criticism, and revising first drafts.

Osnova

The weekly schedule of seminar meetings is as follows:Week 1 - Introductions and course orientationWeek 2 - Proper citation, writing guidelines, and outliningWeek 3 - Writing an expository essay (5-paragraph essay)Week 4 - Discuss expository essay 1st draftWeek 5 - No class – reading and researchWeek 6 - Writing a book reviewWeek 7 - Discuss book review 1st draftWeek 8 - No class – reading and researchWeek 9 - Writing a social issue paperWeek 10 - Discuss social issue paper 1st draftWeek 11 - Writing a quantitative reportWeek 12 - Writing a qualitative reportWeek 13 - No class – reading and researchWeek 14 - Discuss quantitative/qualitative report 1st draftLiterature includes, but is not limited to:Arber, S. 1998. “The Research Process: Planning Social Surverys,” Pp. 312-317 in Marsh, I., Cambell, R. and Keating, M. Classic and contemporary readings in sociology. Harlow, UK: Prentice Hall.American Sociological Association. 2007. American Sociological Association Style Guide. Washington, DC: American Sociological Association.Charon, Joel M. and Lee Garth Vigilant. 2002. The Meaning of Sociology, 8th edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.Duneier, Mitchell. 1999. “A Statement on Method,” pp. 333-357 in Sidewalk. New York: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux.Fowler, H. Ramsey and Jane E. Aaron. 1989. The Little, Brown Handbook, 4th ed. Glenview, IL:Scott, Foresman and Co.Georges, R.A. and Jones, M.O. 2001. “The Human Element in Fieldwork.” Pp. 384-385 in Giddens, A., ed. Sociology: Introductory readings, revised edition. Cambridge: Polity press.Giddens, Anthony. 2006. “What is Sociology?” in Sociology. Cambridge: Polity Press.Holdway, S. 1998. “Participant Observation (1): Inside the British Police,” Pp. 318-323 in Marsh, I., Cambell, R. and Keating, M. Classic and contemporary readings in sociology. Harlow, UK: Prentice Hall.Homan, R. 1998. “The Effects of Social Research,” Pp. 350-355 in Marsh, I., Cambell, R. and Keating, M. Classic and contemporary readings in sociology. Harlow, UK: Prentice Hall.Johnson, W., et al. 2006. The sociology student writer’s manual (5th edition). Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall.Kerlin, B. 2000. “Qualitative Research in the United States,” Forum: Qualitative Social Research 1(1).Mack, J. and Lansley, S. 2001. “Absolute and Relative Poverty in Britain: An Illustration of Survey Work,” pp. 386-388 in Giddens, A., ed. Sociology: Introductory readings, revised edition. Cambridge: Polity press.Mahrer, Kenneth D. 2004. “Proofreading your own writing? Forget it!” The Leading Edge, November.Marsh, C. 2001. “The Value of the Survey Method,” Pp. 382-383 in Giddens, A., ed. Sociology: Introductory readings, revised edition. Cambridge: Polity press.Mills, C. Wright. 1959. The Sociological Imagination. Oxford University Press.Orwell, G. 1946. “Politics and the English language.”Polsky, N. 1998. “Participant Observation (2): Deviant Lives and Careers,” Pp. 324-331 in Marsh, I., Cambell, R. and Keating, M. Classic and contemporary readings in sociology. Harlow, UK: Prentice Hall.Strunk, William. 1918 [1999]. Elements of Style. Ithaca, N.Y.: Priv. print. [Geneva, N.Y.: Press of W.P. Humphrey].Sociology Writing Group. 2008. A Guide to Writing Sociology Papers. 6th ed. New York: Worth Publishers.Van Poppel, F. and Day, L.H. 1996. “A Test of Durkheim's Theory of Suicide--Without Committing the ‘Ecological Fallacy,’” American Sociological Review 61(3):500-507.

Literatura

A guide to writing sociology papers. 6th ed. New York, NY: Worth Publishers, 2007. xv, 230 p. ISBN 978-0-7167-7626-0. infoAmerican sociological association style guide. 3rd ed. Washington, DC: American Sociological Association, 2007. xvi, 108 s. ISBN 9780912764309. infoThe sociology student writer's manual. Edited by William A. Johnson. 5th ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2006. xii, 260 p. ISBN 0-13-192851-1. infoMILLS, Charles Wright. The sociological imagination. 1st Evergreen ed. New York: Grove Press, 1961. 324 s. info

Garant

prof. PhDr. Ladislav Rabušic, CSc.

Vyučující

Mgr. Benjamin Jeremiah Vail, Ph.D., M.Sc.Bernadette Nadya Jaworsky, Ph.D.