Research Guides: #Sociology: Citations

ASA Style

Sociology traditionally uses the style guide of the American Sociological Association (ASA), which itself is a variation on Chicago Style.

However, at LSC-University Park, you're more likely to use the (relatively) more familiar APA style instead.

Everything you need to know to create a paper using APA style.

This guide will provide an introduction to the more obscure styles that occassionally get used on our campus. Currently covers: ASA, APSA, and IEEE.

The Sociology Student Writer's Manual and Reader's Guide by Stephen M. Garrison; William A. Johnson; Gregory M. Scott
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Published: 2016
Part 1 begins by teaching students to read newspapers and other sociological media sources critically and analytically. It focuses on the crafts of writing and scholarship by providing the basics of grammar, style, formats and source citation, and then introduces students to a variety of rich information resources including the sociological journals and the Library of Congress. Part 2 prepares students to research, read, write, review, and critique sociology scholarship. Finally, Part 3 provides advanced exercises in observing culture, socialization, inequality, and ethnicity and race.