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SOC 101: Intro to Sociology: Citing Your Information

Plagiarism & Citations Styles @ Manchester University

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American Sociology Association Style

ASA Style Resources:

ASA Style Example Citations:

Example Citation for Magazines & Journals, such as Context Magazine:

TEMPLATE
Author1 Last Name, First Middle Initial., Author 2 First Name Middle Initial Last Name, and Author 3. Year of Publication. "Title of Article." Name of Journal Italicized Volume Number(Issue Number):Page Numbers.

EXAMPLE
Armstrong, Elizabeth A., Laura Hamilton, and Paula England. 2010. "Is Hooking Up Bad for Young Women?" Contexts 9(3):22-27.

Example Image Citation from the Sociological Images blog:

TEMPLATE
Author or Corporate Author. Year of Publication. "Title of Article the Image is Included Within." [image] Retrieved Date (website url).

EXAMPLE
Wade, Lisa. 2017. "Mocking Perfect Gender Performances (Because the Rule is to Break Rules)." [image] Retrieved August 24, 2017 (https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2017/06/09/mocking-perfect-gender-performances/).

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