I need a title for my research paper!
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Is it expected that you have a clever title? I feel less trusting of the objectivity of what I'm reading if the title is cutesy rather than straightforward. I'm always trying to break my students of the cutesy habit in formal writing unless the reference just begs to be used.
P.S. I like your suggested primary title. It doesn't indicate which side your findings support. |
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Yeah, it is supposed to be objective, so I don''t want to make my opinion obvious from the get-go. It doesn''t have to be cutesy, of course. I just think something cutesy is catchier, yanno? Glad you like my original title, I might have to stick with it to remain objective. |
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I know nothing of sociology profs, but all of my English profs at both the undergrad and grad levels preferred clever titles, but that was for lit crits, which are research-based but driven by the author''s original assertions. Cutesy, no. Clever, yes. (I''m not saying my suggestions are either, by the way.)
My guess is a sociology paper is totally different, especially if you aren''t using your research to further an assertion of your own. Good point, Phoenix. (What do you teach, by the way?) |
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As a university instructor a catchy title will really give you points with me as I really appreciate them (not necessarily literally). Since I have 30 major papers to mark and it is late I am not in a brain space to suggest one but I do like "Papa don''t preach". How about "From the Cabbage Patch to Contraceeptives/Condoms"? BTW, one of the classes I teach is "Social Work Practice and Human Sexuality".
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Oooohh...I like! You could add something like "Papa Don''t Preach...or Do?: yadda yadda" I love pop culture references in titles. The one you thought of sounds like one of Carrie''s columns in "Sex in the City." |
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Foursome !! 
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You just HAD to go there didn''t you?  Silly, silly DF... |
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LOL, there''s that fallout I was talkin about. 
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What about:
Just Say No versus Just the Facts: A Comparison of the Effects of Abstinence-Only and Comprehensive Sex Education on Rates of Teen Pregnancy and STDs or Truth or Consequences: A Comparison of the Effects of Abstinence-Only and Comprehensive Sex Education on Rates of Teen Pregnancy and STDs |
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Those are clever! |
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Oh, Katamari those are good! |
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Thanks, Elle! I am a soc. PhD student, so I have had lots of practice naming soc. papers. Congrats on finishing your paper, by the way. This means you are one step closer to graduating, right?
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