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SOC 492
POVERTY and PUBLIC POLICY.
PICK your TOPIC
What are the major issues?
What keywords will help you
define your topicWhich Databases will
be useful? Who researches your topic?
How did desegregation impact poverty in urban areas
Socioeconomic statusWhite flight
Poverty Social class
SegregationDesegregationdesegregationUrban schools
Disadvantaged schools
Educational attainmentSchool holding power
Educational qualityEducation policy
Narrows a search
Both terms appear in same record
Terms have different meaningsexample: education and segregation
AND
OR Broadens a search
Either term may appear in record
Terms have similar meaningsexample: primary or elementary
ProximityPhrase
Searching
Can look for multiple endings of a
word or plurals
hous* housing house housesAsteriskSHIFT+8 on the
keyboard
Allows you to specify how close
you want your terms to appear in
the record
public w1 housing within one word
“public housing”
Constructing your search
Desegregation and poverty
Impact and desegregation and school*
(discrim* or racis*) and public w1 education
5ways to start your
search effectively
1. Pick the correct database
2. Match your terminology to the database
3. Search more than one database
4. Keep track of your citations in refworks (ASA) or via databases (APA)
5. Contact me for help BEFORE you get frustrated!
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