Sociology 301 - Writing in Sociology
Spring
2023
02
4.00
Amy Schalet
TU TH 5:30PM 6:45PM
UMass Amherst
65542
Machmer Hall room E-35
schalet@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.
CW Gen Ed Focus: Work and COVID-19.