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Identify key concepts Example: Does television violence contribute to juvenile crime? Key concepts: television violence juvenile crime

Example:

Does television violence contribute to juvenile crime?

Key concepts:

television violence

juvenile crime

Choose your keywords Keyword (s): television violence television aggression television brutality juvenile crime adolescent crime Hint: use the thesaurus in Microsoft Word to come up with synonyms

Keyword (s):

television violence

television aggression

television brutality

juvenile crime

adolescent crime

Hint: use the thesaurus in Microsoft Word to come up with synonyms

Implied Boolean Operators Examples: television +violence violent behavior +television television violence +juveniles crime +juvenile adolescent crime +television adolescent violence +television

Examples:

television +violence

violent behavior +television

television violence +juveniles

crime +juvenile

adolescent crime +television

adolescent violence +television

Phrase Searching Examples: “ television violence” “ violent behavior” +television “ television violence” -adults “ juvenile crime” “ adolescent crime” +television “ adolescent violence” +television

Examples:

“ television violence”

“ violent behavior” +television

“ television violence” -adults

“ juvenile crime”

“ adolescent crime” +television

“ adolescent violence” +television

Boolean Operators Examples: television and violence “ violent behavior” and television “ television violence” +juveniles crime and juvenile “ adolescent crime” and television “ adolescent violence” and television

Examples:

television and violence

“ violent behavior” and television

“ television violence” +juveniles

crime and juvenile

“ adolescent crime” and television

“ adolescent violence” and television

Link Searches Examples: title:“adolescent crime” +television title:“television violence” +juveniles link:gov +”television violence” link:edu +”adolescent crime”

Examples:

title:“adolescent crime” +television

title:“television violence” +juveniles

link:gov +”television violence”

link:edu +”adolescent crime”