ENGL 201 (Boraz) SP25

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Start Broad, Then Narrow

• 1st search: "racial inequality"
• 2nd search: "racial inequality" AND "job discrimination"

Use Phrase Searching

Put quotation marks around keywords to keep them together.

• Example: "gender roles" AND patriarchy
• Example: "feminist theory" AND "social norms"

Multiple Sources, Not One

• No single source will cover all aspects of your topic. Each source provides pieces of a puzzle.

Use Author's Language

• Search using terms experts use. Try keywords common in your field of research.

Historical Context Examples

Be careful adding dates (1950s, 20th century) to your search.

• segregation AND "economic opportunity"
• "domestic violence" AND "women's rights"
• patriarchy AND "gender inequality"
• abuse AND "female empowerment"

Literary Theory Example

• "feminist theory" AND "gender equality"