Sociology 301 - Writing in Sociology

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 Theme: Writing in Sociology will teach students how to think and write like a sociologist! Students will learn how to read, write, and compile important components of a typical sociology paper, to include the Literature Review, Theoretical Framework, Methodology, Analysis, Findings, Discussion, and Conclusion. The course also offers students an opportunity to use their sociological imagination to write an autoethnographic paper that allows them to explore their own social identities (race, class, gender, sexuality, etc.) and how these structure their intersectional lived experiences of privilege, disadvantage, and oppression.

**5 seats reserved for transfer students