SOC b2500
Sociological Writing
(“Making Sociology Speak”)
B. Nadya Jaworsky
Office 3.66
Consultation Hours:
By appointment

Some observations on the response papers
•Language usage and overall content were excellent!
•“This” or “these” must be followed by a referent.
•Be concrete – use examples and connect to something in everyday reality or media •Staying within
the assigned word count is important – being succinct! •Ask sociological questions, not questions
about the content of the article.
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Technicalities:
•The essay should be at least 1,000 words, but no more than 1,200 words (without references).
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•The first draft is due on MONDAY, APRIL 19 at 13:00 – please send a copy to your partner AND post
one in the Homework Vault.
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•Your peer review comments are due before class on Wednesday, April 21 - please send a copy to your
partner and post a copy to the Homework Vault. You may use the First Draft Comment Sheet linked in
the Interactive Syllabus, or a format of your own.
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What you will do in the Social Issue Reaction Paper:
1)Clearly define the issue you will address.
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•2) Clearly state your position on the issue.
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•3) Defend your position.
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•4) Conclude concisely.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otCpCn0l4Wo



Differences between American & British English
•Spelling of ize/iza vs. ise/isa
•Analyze vs. analyse
•Research vs. researches
•Oxford comma
•Double quotation marks “like this” vs. single ‘like this’ •Punctuation inside quotes: “like this,”
vs. outside ‘like this’.

GENDER IN THE AP STYLEBOOK
•They, them, their - In most cases, a plural pronoun should agree in number with the
antecedent: The children love the books their uncle gave them. They/them/their is acceptable in
limited cases as a singular and-or gender-neutral pronoun, when alternative wording is overly
awkward or clumsy. However, rewording usually is possible and always is preferable. Clarity is a
top priority; gender-neutral use of a singular they is unfamiliar to many readers. We do not use
other gender-neutral pronouns such as xe or ze. •UNESCO Gender-Neutral Guidelines
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0011/001149/114950mo.pdf
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