Publisher's Synopsis
Students will learn to research and write papers in the social sciences with this thorough and complete guide to research in the social sciences. Part of a series on research writing across the curriculum, Researching and Writing in the Social Sciences provides discipline-specific guidance and sample papers that assist students in preparing their own social science papers. The text also covers general research methods and resources, with a comprehensive list of library resources and an introduction to the library's latest information access tools. With thorough and up-to-date material on the impact of computers in research, and exercises which develop the skills of summarizing, synthesizing, and critiquing source materials, Hult's text provides a complete guide to research styles and processes in the social sciences.