Research your sociological topic of interest using various sources such as books and peer-reviewed journals through academic databases including Sage Publications and JSTOR (see Resources). Narrow your topic down so it is not too broad to cover in 30 pages but also not so specific that you have a difficult time solidifying sources and a direction for your thesis.
For example, instead of writing about drug addicts, focus specifically on heroin addicts. Likewise, decide to write about the portrayal of black women in contemporary magazine advertisements rather than concentrating on women of all races. Narrow your focus prior to completing interviews, surveys and other methods of collecting numerical data for your thesis.
Draft an outline in which you write out your thesis statement, or purpose of your paper, followed by the points you want to make about your topic and completed research. Use the outline as a guide during your thesis-writing project.
Write an abstract to your thesis in which you mention your thesis statement and emphasize why you are researching this topic. Then, summarize the major results of your research and what your research implies in the sociological field. Make the abstract no more than 400 words -- about two paragraphs.
Write an introduction to your thesis. Start with a sentence that explains an important or interesting problem your paper seeks to address. Explain why you wrote the paper, without regurgitating what you wrote in the abstract, and acknowledge the previous research to which you are adding.
Describe the methods you used to complete your sociological thesis. For example, explain any equipment, procedures or calculations used. Then, mention statistics and write observation statements regarding your research results.
Discuss how your results agree or disagree with previous work done on this topic and the likely causes of these results. Describe what the reader should now know or understand as a result of your sociological research and the importance of your results.
Emphasize the most important statement the reader can draw from your paper in your conclusion and, again, reiterate how your sociological thesis contributes to this broad field. Recommend research that should be completed in the future.
Make a list of all references you used in your thesis as well as a list of all people you want to acknowledge for helping you through the thesis process, such as a thesis adviser. Read over your thesis for errors in spelling and grammar.