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How does one write a thesis abstract for a social science publication?

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Posted by nyclive7 on November 14, 2009 at 7:55 PM and tagged with abstract, social sciences, thesis

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Steps to writing a thesis abstract:

1. Write the thesis first. Complete thesis should exist to write an abstract.

2. Have it read by at least three reviewers.

3. Get the...

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Posted by zeynish on November 15, 2009 at 1:06 AM

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A thesis is the main point that you will be arguing along with how you are going to argue your point. The rest of the paper will flesh out the argument. An abstract is a smaller form of this. It...

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Posted by readerofbooks on November 15, 2009 at 1:11 AM

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