The current 5th edition of the American Sociological Association (ASA) Style Guide was published in 2014. Be sure to always use the most current edition.
ASA (American Sociological Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources in sociology.
For a more detailed explanation of how to use ASA style, see the ASA Style Guide, 5th edition.
Based on ASA Style Guide, 5th Edition, 2014
Book: Single Author
Collins, Patricia H. 2004. Black Sexual Politics: African Americans, Gender, and the New Racism. New York: Routledge.
Book: Two or More Authors
Edin, Kathryn, and Maria Kefalas. 2005. Promises I Can Keep: Why Poor Women Put Motherhood Before Marriage. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Book: Edited Volume (when citing the entire volume)
Hagan, John, and Ruth D. Peterson, eds. 1995. Crime and Inequality. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.
Book: Chapter in Book
Williams, Susan L. 2001. “City Kids and Country Cousins: Rural and Urban Youths, Deviance, and Labor Market Ties.”Pp. 379-441 in Social Awakening: Adolescent Behavior as Adulthood Approaches, edited by Robert T. Michael. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Book: No Author
Essays on the History of British Sociological Research. 1985. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Book: Editions of Books
Gmelch, George, and Walter P. Zenner. 2002. Urban Life: Readings in the Anthropology of the City. 4th ed. Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press.
Book: Translations
Barbagli, Marzio. 1982. Educating for Unemployment: Politics, Labor Markets, and the School System-Italy, 1959- 1973. Translated by R.H. Ross. New York: Columbia University Press.
Print Journal Article, One Author
Virnoche, Mary E. 2001. “Pink Collars on the Internet: Roadblocks to the Information Superhighway.” Women’s Studies Quarterly 29(3):80-102.
Print Journal Article, Two or More Authors
Murrell, Audrey J., and Erika Hayes James. 2001. “Gender and Diversity in Organization: Past, Present and Future Directions.” Sex Roles 45(5):243-257.
Print Newspaper and Magazine Articles
Samuelson, Robert J. 2001. “Can America Assimilate?” Newsweek, April 9, p. 42.
Journal Articles from Electronic Journals
Weinberg, Adam S. 2002. “The University: an Agent of Social Change?” Qualitative Sociology, 25:263-272. Retrieved August 1, 2001 (http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/0162-0436/contents).
Journal Articles with DOI
Phillips, Reginald. M., and S. H. Bonsteel 2010. "The Faculty and Information Specialist Partnership Stimulating Student Interest and Experiential Learning." Nurse Educator, 35(3), 136-138. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0b013e3181d95090.
Newspaper or Magazine Article
Sampson, Robert J. 2006. "Open Doors Don't Invite Criminals." New York Times, March 11. Retrieved July 10, 2010 (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/11/opinion/11sampson.html).
Websites
Purdue University. 2012. "Purdue University's Foundations of Excellence Final Report: A Roadmap for Excellent Beginnings. Retrieved Nov. 21, 2014 (http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/provost_pubs/1/1).
Web Log (Blog)
Carrigan, Mark. 2014. “Qualitative Self-tracking and the Qualified Self.” The Sociological Imagination Blog. Retrieved July 31, 2014 (http://sociologicalimagination.org/archives/15674).