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ETHN/SOC 207 (Williams) FA25

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Database Tips

Keywords are the main ideas in your topic.

Keep these tips in mind when creating your keywords.

  • "Quotation marks" keep words together when searching for phrases.
    • Example: "food insecurity"
  • AND and OR structure your search:
    • AND narrows results (includes all terms)
    • OR expands results (includes synonyms)
  • Truncation (asterisk = shift + 8) searches multiple word variations at once.
    • Example: discriminat* → discrimination, discriminatory, discriminating

Example Search:
("food insecurity" OR "food access") AND discriminat* AND California

Finding Peer-Reviewed Articles

  • Check the Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) filter
  • Focus on recent articles (2015-2025) for current analysis

Creating Keywords

For your video reflection assignment, you'll need one peer-reviewed journal article that connects to your community engagement experience and aligns with SLO #3 or #4.

SLO #3: Consequences of Racism

Example search terms for analyzing racism's impact:

  • racism AND "food insecurity"
  • "educational disparities" AND race
  • "employment discrimination" AND ethnicity

SLO #4: Intersectionality

Example search terms for race + other identities:

  • intersectionality AND "higher education"
  • race AND gender AND "career pathways"
  • "inclusive community engagement"

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