On Sharpening Sociologists' Prose
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2276321 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hanan C Selvin (State University of New York at Stony Brook, corresponding author), Everett K Wilson (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 205-222 |
| Publication date | 1984-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0253 • E-ISSN: 1533-8525 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1533-8525.1984.tb00183.x |
| OpenAlex | W2066387408 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 14 |
Hopefully, the quality of sociologists' writing will improve irregardless of the temptation to talk jargon-wise
Epistemology · Jargon · Linguistics · Quality (philosophy · Sharpening · Sociology · Temptation · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Philosophy · Political Science Research and Education · Psychology · Social Psychology
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The State of the Language
A Guide to Writing and Publishing in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Writing and Reading in Economics
The Evolution of Educational Thought
Sociology
Dictionary of Modern Sociology
Continuities in the Language of Social Research
Are Sociologists Incomprehensible? An Objective Study
Durkheim's Suicide and Problems of Empirical Research
On Scientific Writing
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 1984 - 2020 (37) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |