Tips and Tricks
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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.
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Use this to connect
different variables. For
example:
misogyny and video games
and
Use this to search for either
term. Always use ( ) around
OR terms. For example:
(online or video)
or
Use this to look for root
endings. For example:
gam* looks for game,
games, gaming
cUse this to search for
phrases. For example:
“virtual bodies”
“virtual bod*” and female*
gam* and representation* and women
Grand theft and sex*
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Searches for books,
articles and reports
across many databases
OneSearch.
Database by Topic.
allows you to find articles
in a specific discipline
and use more advance
terminology
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The library emails you
the PDF of the
requested article in less
than 72 hours
BeachReach.
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• Add social aspects or
psychological aspects
with your general topic
• Look at the subjects
after a keyword search
• Always repeat search
in link+
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Honors

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  • 4.
    What are themain issues. Think of terms and variables that characterize your thesis topic. Think about what discipline in addition to sociology would research your topic.
  • 5.
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  • 8.
    Use this toconnect different variables. For example: misogyny and video games and
  • 9.
    Use this tosearch for either term. Always use ( ) around OR terms. For example: (online or video) or
  • 10.
    Use this tolook for root endings. For example: gam* looks for game, games, gaming
  • 11.
    cUse this tosearch for phrases. For example: “virtual bodies”
  • 12.
    “virtual bod*” andfemale* gam* and representation* and women Grand theft and sex*
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  • 14.
    Searches for books, articlesand reports across many databases OneSearch.
  • 15.
    Database by Topic. allowsyou to find articles in a specific discipline and use more advance terminology
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    The library emailsyou the PDF of the requested article in less than 72 hours BeachReach.
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    • Add socialaspects or psychological aspects with your general topic • Look at the subjects after a keyword search • Always repeat search in link+
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