Put it all together:
Here are database-friendly searches, with unnecessary words removed:
Instead of: "What are the causes of test anxiety?"
Use: "test anxiety" AND cause*
Instead of: "What's the effect of the pandemic on mental health of college students?"
Use: COVID-19 AND "mental health" AND "college students"
Instead of: "Does using social media increase anxiety among teenagers?"
Use: "social media" AND anxiety AND teen*
Database searching summary:
According to your assignment, your professor has tasked you with selecting one controversial issue from the list below:
Then you are to chose one of the following racialized, ethnic, or minoritized groups in the United States:
Some examples to research could be:
1. Healthcare Disparities AND Black Americans
Search terms for this topic:
“healthcare disparities” AND “Black Americans” OR “African Americans”
“racial disparities” AND “healthcare access” AND “African Americans”
“medical racism” AND “United States”
2. Climate Change AND Indigenous Communities
Search terms for this topic:
“climate change” AND “Native Americans” OR “Indigenous communities”
“environmental justice” AND “Indigenous peoples” AND “United States”
“tribal lands” AND “climate change impact”
3. LGBTQIA AND Criminal Justice System
Search terms for this topic:
“LGBTQ” AND “criminal justice system” AND “United States”
“incarceration” AND “LGBTQ” OR “transgender prisoners”
“police discrimination” AND “LGBTQIA”
4. Women's Reproductive Rights AND Hispanic Americans
Search terms for this topic:
“reproductive rights” AND “Hispanic Americans” OR “Latinas”
“abortion access” AND “Latinas” AND “United States”
“contraceptive access” AND “Hispanic women”
5. Immigration Policies AND Middle Eastern Americans
Search terms for this topic:
“immigration policy” AND “Middle Eastern Americans” OR “Arab Americans”
“post-9/11 immigration laws” AND “Arab Americans”
“Islamophobia” AND “immigration policies”
A minoritized group (also known as minority groups or underrepresented groups) is referring to a social group of individuals who have been historically and systematically marginalized, oppressed or disadvantaged due to their racial, ethnic or other group identities. Individuals in these groups often experience discrimination, prejudice, and barriers that can limit their access to opportunities, resources and power.
For your assignment, you are to choose to research one of the following racialized, ethnic or minoritized group in the United States:
