Sociology 301 - Writing in Sociology

Spring
2023
01
4.00
James Kitts

W 4:00PM 6:30PM

UMass Amherst
65530
Machmer Hall room W-11
jkitts@soc.umass.edu
What should sociologists write and how? This course looks at writing in sociology, and investigates how writers move from an interest or a hunch to a finished piece of research-based writing. We'll practice various writing skills such as posing questions, crafting thesis statements, and organizing paragraphs into effective arguments. As we do, you will see how our choices as writers can shift the tone and impact of a sociological argument to say more meaningful and specific things about an urgent issue.

Open to Junior & Senior Sociology primary majors only. CW Gen Ed Focus: Work and COVID-19.

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.