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What Citation Style Should I Use?

Your professor will tell you which style to use.
ASA Style (American Sociological Association) is commonly used in Sociology.
ASA Style is based on the Chicago Author-Date system.
In ASA Style, in-text citations are written as (Author Year). If you are citing a specific page number, the format is (Author Year:Page) Example: (Martinez 2013:45)

ASA Style

American Sociological Association Style Guide by American Sociological Association Staff
Call Number: HM569 .A54 2014
ISBN: 091276421X
Publication Date: 2014-01-01

Chicago

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Chicago Author-Date Examples
Examples of commonly cited sources in the Chicago author-date system.
Chicago Notes & Bibliography Examples
Examples of commonly cited sources in the Chicago notes & bibliography system.

Citation Management Tools

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More Help

Citation & Style Guide
Why and how to cite, with examples. Created by Midd librarians.
Academic Integrity Tutorial
How and why do we cite? Learn about academic integrity in this self-tutorial.