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arsoc-literature-synthesis

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Use when systematically gathering, reading, and synthesizing a large body of sociological research for an Annual Review of Sociology (ARSoc) review — coverage discipline and avoiding citation gaps across theoretical traditions. Builds the evidence corpus and synthesis notes; it does not impose the analytical spine (arsoc-organizing-framework) or write prose (arsoc-writing-style).

When to use

• gathering sociological research
• reading a subfield thoroughly
• synthesizing a large body of research
• avoiding citation gaps
• building the evidence corpus
• creating synthesis notes
• weighing and comparing findings
• reconciling study findings

When not to use

• imposing the analytical spine
• writing prose
• re-analyzing primary studies
• correcting primary studies
• re-estimating primary studies

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