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.

Open to Junior & Senior Sociology primary majors only. CW Gen Ed This writing course uses the study of love as a springboard for refining various skills in the written and oral delivery of arguments. You will discuss and write each week about texts pertaining to such topics as the theories, ideologies and history of love as well as how love and sex intersect with capitalism, patriarchy and the media. In addition, you will learn the skills of writing an original field research paper on a topic of your choice related to love. These skills include: writing a research proposal, creating an interview guide, conducting interviews, extracting and coding relevant interview data, writing a research paper, and orally presenting your research findings and analysis to the class.

Seats reserved for SOCIOL transfer students.