Related Resources

Resources

JSTOR - JSTOR will not supply the most recent journal issues.
Lexis-Nexis - for newspaper and magazine articles.
Sociological Abstracts - for sociology, including medical sociology.

You may also want to consult the ProQuest general reference database for both magazine articles and peer reviewed articles.

Write to a reference librarian; oftentimes some customized help is the quickest way to get to where you want to go.

Writing Tips

In your papers, watch unsupported assertions. A phrase like "condition X is not found in other cultures where the body is seen differently" will have to be documented. This is a pretty tall order if you say "in other cultures"! If you introduce other cultures you will need to provide evidence. So I would say something like "in some other cultures" and choose one or two specific cultures and show the contrast. Sweeping, unsupported assertions weaken your argument.

Van Evera, Stephen. "How to Write a Paper." (PDF) (Courtesy Stephen Van Evera. Used with permission.)

Cohen, Joshua. "Some Rules of Thumb for Writing Papers." (PDF) (Courtesy Joshua Cohen. Used with permission.)

Supplementary Readings

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