Chapter 17, Reading and Writing Social Research

Key Terms

AbstractA summary of a research article. The abstract usually begins the article and states the purpose of the research, the methods used, and the major findings.

Research monographA book-length research report, either published or unpublished. This is distinguished from a textbook, a book of essays, a novel, and so forth.

Search engineA computer program designed to locate where specified terms appear on Web sites throughout the World Wide Web.

URLWeb address, typically beginning with “http://”; stands for “uniform resource locator” or “universal resource locator.”

PlagiarismPresenting someone else’s words or thoughts as though they were your own, constituting intellectual theft.