Resources & Links

Writing and Publishing Resources:

Sociology Journal Wiki

 

Advice on Structuring an Article for Publication (by Christine Bose)

 

Carving Articles from Big Research Projects (by Lisa Brush)

 

10 Tips on How to Write Less Badly (by Michael Munger, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2010)

 

Responding to an R&R (by Lisa Brush)

 

Reviewing a Manuscript (by Lisa Brush)

 

Tips for Reviewing (by Patricia Yancey Martin, ASA 2010)

 

An Essay on the Art of Reviewing (by Myra Marx Ferree)

 

Reviewing Articles for Writers and Journals outside the US (by Bandana Purkayastha)

 

From Sociology Dissertation to Book (Professional Workshop, ASA 2009)

 

Proposal and Grant Writing Resources:

Workshop on Scientific Foundations of Qualitative Research (NSF 2004) by Charles Ragin, Joane Nagel, and Patricia White

Workshop on Interdisciplinary Standards for Systematic Qualitative Research (NSF 2009) by Michèle Lamont and Patricia White

How to Find Out How to Do Qualitative Research (2009) by Howard S. Becker

How do we Talk to Each other? Writing Qualitative Research for Quantitative Readers (2002) by inda Liska Belgrave, Diane Zablotsky and Mary Ann Guadagno, Qualitative Health Research 12; 1427

Qualitative Methods In Health Research, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, National Institutes of Health

The Art of Writing Proposals, Social Science Research Council

Research Proposal Design from UC Berkeley

 

Proposal Writing Femsem talk, September 9, 2010 (Myra Marx Ferree)

 

EXAMPLE of a Successful Research Proposal, NSF Dissertation Improvement (Hae Yeon Choo)

 

EXAMPLE of a Successful Research Proposal, SSRC-IDRF (Hae Yeon Choo)

 

EXAMPLE of a Successful Research Proposal (Liz Holzer)

 

EXAMPLE of a Successful Research Proposal (Chaitanya Lakkimsetti)

 

EXAMPLE of a Successful Research Proposal (Pilar Gonalons-Pons)

 

Demystifying the Dissertation Proposal (Chronicle of Higher Education)

 

NOTES from Feb16, 2012 Femsem on "Writing Dissertation Proposals" (presentation by Myra, notes courtesy of Kellea Miller)

Grant Databases:

GRAPES at UCLA

Grants Information Collection at UW

 

Professional Resources:

Advice for People Starting New Jobs (Pam Oliver)

 

UW-Madison Links:

Gender and Women's Studies Program

Center for Research on Gender and Women

Gender and International Policy Research Circle

Off Campus Links:

Sociologists for Women in Society

ASA Sex and Gender Section

Carework Network

 

Feminist/Activism Resources:

Feminist Blogs

 

Graduate School Admissions/Applicant Resources:

 

Useful commentary on the graduate school admissions process (gleaned from faculty commentary and gathered by a Sociology professor who has served on a number of admissions committees)