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asr-literature-positioning

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Use when positioning an American Sociological Review (ASR) manuscript against the literature so it reads as a broad sociological contribution rather than a subfield note. Stakes the contribution in a debate that travels across sociology; it does not write the literature review.

When to use

• Drafting or revising the introduction
• Revising the contribution statement
• Addressing reviewer feedback on missed key work
• Connecting subfield citations to general sociology
• Distinguishing contribution from closest prior studies
• Framing a sociological debate
• Engaging cross-subfield literature

When not to use

• Writing the literature review

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