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Pick your topicHome ownership, racism and inequality
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What are the main issues.
Think of terms and variables that characterize your thesis topic. Think about what discipline in
addition to sociology would research your topic.
Organize
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Remember synonyms, related concepts,
and terminology specific to a database
Connectuse these to construct a search
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Use this to search for either term. Always use ( ) around
OR terms. For example: (television or film)
or
cUse this to search for phrases. For example:
“race relations”
This works for Sociological Abstracts, GenderWatch, JSTOR, One
Search and all databases purchased from ProQuest
Sample Searches“property value” and (race or discrimination)
homeownership and discrimination
Incarceration and race and socioeconomic*
Microaggression and employment
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Database by Topic.
allows you to find articles in a specific discipline and use more advance
terminology
find the articlePDF - HTML - Full Text - Get it @ CSULB
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Research Recap
• Pick the correct database• Match your terminology to the database• Search more than one database• Keep track of your citations• Contact me for help BEFORE you get frustrated!
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