Chapter 21: Writing for the Social Sciences
CHAPTER 21CONNECT: What kinds of genres will your writing in the social sciences require? 2f, 21b
CREATE: On your own or in collaboration with another writer, analyze the features of a print and a digital example of a genre you may be asked to create in a social-science course.
REFLECT: Write or record a reflection on genres you read but don't write, genres you write mainly for teachers, genres you write with or for other students, and genres you expect to encounter in your major or career. How are these genres different from the ones you encountered in high school?
THE SOCIAL SCIENCES SHARE with the humanities an interest in what it means to be human. But the social sciences also share with the sciences the goal of engaging in a systematic, observable study of human behavior. When you write in the social sciences, you will attempt to identify, understand, and explain patterns of human behavior.