applying sociological theory to real life situations

1. Modern Sociological Theory
sociology 357
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2. Pick your topic
Microaggression and college admittance
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3. 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.

4. Connect terms
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5. Use this to connect
different variables. For
example: black and
white
and

6. Use this to search for either
term. Always use ( ) around
OR terms. For example:
(television or film)
or

7. Use this to look for root
endings. For example:
rac* looks for racial,
race, races,

8. cUse this to search for
phrases. For example:
“race relations”
This works for Sociological Abstracts, GenderWatch, JSTOR, One
Search and all databases purchased from ProQuest

9. Use this to search for phrases
in Ebsco Databases .For
example:
social w1 dating

10. sample searches
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11. microaggress* and students
Critical w1 race and microaggression
“Individual racism” and workplace

12. Supporting evidence
articles about microaggression
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14. Articles with a theory
Critical Race Theory
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16. find articles
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