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Citing References in the American
Sociological Association (ASA) style
This list of examples is intended for students who are required
to use the American Sociological Association style for citing
references in their research papers. For more detailed information on the ASA
citation style (including text citations, quotes), consult the sources under
References.
- Single author
- Tan, Ern Ser. Does Class Matter? Social Stratification and
Orientations in Singapore. 2004. Singapore: World Scientific.
Multiple authors- Atkinson, Paul, Amanda Coffey and Sara Delamont.
2003. Key Themes in Qualitative Research: Continuities and Changes. Walnut
Creek, CA: AltaMira.
No author- The Chicago Manual of
Style: the Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and
Publishers. 2003.
15th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Edition other
than first- Adler, Emily Stier and Roger Clark. 2003. How it's Done:
an Invitation to Social Research. 2nd ed. Victoria: Wadsworth/Thomson
Learning.
Edited work- Kimmel, Michael S., Jeff Hearn and
R. W. Connell, eds. 2005. Handbook of Studies on Men & Masculinities.
Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications.
Chapter in book- Harvey, John H and Mark A. Fine. 2004. “Family Chaos and Resilience.” Pp.
143-158 in Children of Divorce: Stories of Loss and Growth. Mahwah, N.J.:
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Chapter in collected works- Stevenson, Nick, Peter Jackson and Kate Brooks. 2003. "Reading Men's
Lifestyle Magazines: Cultural Power and the Information Society." Pp.
112-131 in Masculinity and Men's Lifestyle Magazines, edited by B. Benwell.
Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
- Journal
article: one author
- Pereira, Alexius A. 2000. "McAunties and
McUncles: Older Crew Members in Singapore's Fast Food Industry." Research
in the Sociology of Work 9:129-145.
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- Journal article: multiple
authors
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- Isralowitz, Richard E. and Ong T. Hong. 1990. "Singapore
Youth: The Impact of Social Status on Perceptions of Adolescent Problems."
Adolescence 25(98):357-362.
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Newspaper Articles
Chua,
Kong Ho. 2005. "Self-regulate or govt steps in, charities urged." Sunday
Times,
September 11, Top of the News 1.
Teo, Pau Lin.
2005. "New Year traditions: fact & fiction." Straits Times , February 5,
Saturday Special Report S1-S6.
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Articles from commercial electronic databases
Lee, William K. M.
2001." The Poor in Singapore: Issues and Options." Journal of Contemporary
Asia, 31(1):57-71. Retrieved July 10, 2005
(http://web6.infotrac.galegroup.com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg).
Austin, James and Patricia L. Hardyman. 2004. "The Risks and Needs of
the Returning
Prisoner Population." Review of Policy Research 1(1):13-29. Retrieved Apr
10, 2005 (http://web20.epnet.com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg).
Articles from electronic journals
Tong, Chee Kiong. 2005. "Feuds and Legacies: Conflict and Inheritance in
Chinese Family Businesses." International Sociology 20(1):45-70. Retrieved
September 25, 2005
(http://www.swetswise.com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/public/login.do?redirectUrl=%2FeAccess%2FviewFulltext.do%3FarticleID%3D22822183).
Chan, Angelique, Mary B. Ofstedal and Albert I. Hermalin. 2002. "Changes
in Subjective and Objective Measures of Economic Well-Being and Their
Interrelationship among the Elderly in Singapore and Taiwan." Social
Indicators Research 57(3):263-300. Retrieved September 26, 2004 (http://www.springerlink.com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/media/
4nc6a0bquk6kwg43hk91/contributions/d/d/f/8/ddf85jg91bm461ju.pdf)
Web version of newspaper articles
Tan, Theresa, Yap Su-Yin and Vivi Zainol. 2005. "Getting to the Heart of
Charity." Straits Times, July 23, Saturday special report. Retrieved
August 5, 2005
(http://global.factiva.com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/en/eSrch/ss_hl.asp).
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Electronic journals on the Internet
Crawford, David. 2003. “Becoming a Man - the Views and Experiences of
Some
Second Generation Australian Males” Electronic Journal of Sociology 7:3.
Retrieved Aug 16, 2004
(http://www.sociology.org/content/vol7.3/02_crawford.html).
Information Posted on a Web Site
American Sociological Association. 2000. "Scholarship of Teaching and
Learning Workshop." Washington, DC: American Sociological Association,
Retrieved May 5, 2003 (http://www.asanet.org/members/socwkshp.html).
- Government Publication
- There is no standardized format for citing government documents due to
the varying nature of these publications. It is essential to provide
sufficient information so that the reader can locate the reference
easily as in the following example:
- Singapore. Ministry of Manpower. Manpower Research and Statistics
Department. 2005. Conditions of employment, 2004. Singapore: Ministry of
Manpower. Manpower Research and Statistics Department.
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- Unpublished Dissertation
- Ng, Hui Lin. 2004. “Bread talks: consumption and changing meanings of food
in Singapore.” Academic exercise, Dept. of Sociology, Faculty of Arts &
Social Sciences, National University of Singapore.
-
- Ganapathy, Narayanan. 2000. “The Sociology of Policing Marital Violence
in Singapore.” Ph.D. dissertation, Dept. of Sociology, Faculty of Arts &
Social Sciences, National University of Singapore.
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- Unpublished Conference Paper
- Garnett, Richard A and Natalya Makushkina. 2003. “Does Buddhism Really
Discourage Economic Development?: A Reassessment.” Paper presented at the
annual meeting of The Southern Sociological Society, March 27-30, New
Orleans, Louisiana.
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The Sociology Writing Group,
University of California, Los Angeles. 1994.
A Guide to Writing Sociology papers. 3rd ed. New York: St. Martin's Press.
(HM73 Gui)
- American Sociological Association. ASA style guide. 1996.
Washington, D.C.: ASA,
(HM73 Ame)
- William A. Johnson, Jr. … [et al].
The
Sociology Student Writer's Manual.
4th ed. 2004. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Education,
(HM585 Soci 2004)
- American Sociological Association Quick Style Guide for Students Writing
Sociology Papers
http://asanet.org/page.ww?section=Sociology+Depts&name=Quick+Style+Guide
- ASA Style (American Sociological Association) from the E. H. Butler
Library, Buffalo State University
http://www.buffalostate.edu/library/docs/asa.pdf
- ASA Format (American Sociological Association) from California State
University at Los Angeles
http://www.calstatela.edu/library/bi/rsalina/asa.styleguide.html
- ASA Citation Format (American Sociological Association): a CSUS reference
guide
http://library.csus.edu/guides/blackmer/ASAformat.htm#bib
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