Reading other examples of research papers can be a great way to get inspiration for your work. This is the case for all and any subjects, including sociology. It can, however, be tough to find any samples that are guaranteed to have been proofread, and which are, therefore, valuable examples of the sort of writing that you should hope to achieve. Below are some suggestions of where to go looking for a proofread research paper sample on sociology.
Public or particularly university libraries can often have plenty of - free - samples on all sorts of different papers. If you are studying at university there are also department libraries that you should check for past examples of other students’ work that have been marked and proofread, so not only do you know they have been checked, but you can get an idea of the sort of thing you need to do in order to get a certain grade. The library is definitely the first port of call!
Although unfortunately not free, these sites - of which there are many, many hundreds online - are a great way to access essays and other academic writing that are guaranteed to be proofread. The added benefit of this option, rather than going to the library, is that it is easier to find research paper samples that are more relevant to your own work. (Although make sure that you aren’t plagiarising anyone else’s work!) Make sure that you search for academic papers that are written at the same level you will be writing at, e.g. secondary school or university.
And an alternative place to find essay samples online for free this time is Google Scholar, which is a particular part of the Google search engine that finds exclusively academic work. Remember to use search terms such as ‘sociology’, ‘free’ and sometimes ‘pdf’, which can often yield significant results that can be downloaded for free and without hassle. Remember ,also to include the level at which you are working: secondary school, college, university etc.. If you cannot find the sort of results you need at first, remember to be flexible and change your search terms.
Either to make the search results more varied and far-reaching, in case you are getting too few results, or even to restrict them, in case you are getting too many results.