Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article

By H. Becker. 2007

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Academic integrity in action research (2012, background): “It is important to identify and understand the interplay between the writing process and the research process (Becker, 1986).”
How bodies matter: five themes for interaction design (2006, background): “In the context of writing, “Because the computer doesn’t permanently record what you write, you feel less committed when you type on it” [3, p. 155].”
Subjects of Desire: Academic Armor, Intimate Ethnography, and the Production of Critical Knowledge (2001, background): “As Becker (1986) argued, professionally minded academics consciously replace common, direct words with words that are more obscure and “classy” as a way to distinguish themselves as specialists: The arcane vocabulary and syntax of stereotypical academic prose clearly distinguish lay people from…”