See what some Haverford professors have to say about writing in their disciplines:

Economics: Writing Style Guidlines (pdf), Richard Ball

History: Pointers for Writing Papers, James Krippner-Martinez

On Narrative and Sociology, John Shelton Reed (Social Forces 68.1:1-14) (requires JSTOR access)

The Dartmouth College Writing Center also has some advice about writing in different disciplines in the social sciences.

The Harvard University Writing Center offers a set of hand-outs which index and precisely describe the process of preparing the argumentative essay, from the close, critical reading of an assignment to editing the final essay.

Documentation in the Social Sciences

Different disciplines in the social sciences will ask for different kinds of documentation, most often Chicago Style or APA Style. Check with your professor to find out what style of documentation you should use.