LibGuides: English 007 (Langdon): Zuni Man-Woman and Raising Cain (Spring 2020): Search Terms

LCSH History

Library of Congress Traditional Questionable Subject Headings
This article states that Library of Congress has been slow in updating headings that otherwise have stereotypical, racist, derogatory, or value judgments made on groups of people. Look at the table at the end of the article to see how subject headings have changed from the 70s to the mid 00's.
From "Illegal Aliens" to "Noncitizens" and "Unauthorized Immigration"
In 2016, Republicans in Congress tried to pressure the Library of Congress to restore "Illegal Aliens" as a subject heading. Note in the document, Library of Congress considers the term "Aliens" to be derogatory and are planning to eradicate that term for describing all immigrants, etc., eventually.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Below are the official Library of Congress Subject Headings you may want to use.

Sex Role Gender Role Sex Differences Androgyny Sexual Division of Labor Sex Role in Children Gender Identity	Femininity Feminism Girls--Psychology Teenage Girls--Psychology Girls--Family Relationship	Nineteenth Century Victorian Period	Matriarchy Matrilineal Kinship Matrilocal Residence Women Women's Rights
Gender Identity Third Gender Androgynes Binary Gender System	Homosexuality Transgenderism Gay Men Lesbians Transgender People Two-Spirit People	Social Structure Social Aspects Cross-Cultural Studies Conduct of Life Social Conditions Sexual Behavior Mate Selection	Indians of North America Zuni Indians Zuni (North Americian People) Pueblo Indians Pueblo Peoples
Emotions in Children Emotions in Adolescence Masculinity Boys--Psychology

Keywords

While not official subject headings, keywords can be very helpful for your research. Keyword searches look at all the information in the book or article record including title, author, abstract, table of contents, etc. When using keywords It always helps to think of synonyms, as the way one person would describe something is not the same way another would.

Matrilineal or Matrilineal Society

Matrilocal

Berdache or Hijra

What "Search Terms" to Use?

Using the correct words to search will help you find relevant information. Different authors and search tools use different words to describe the same concepts, so it is useful to have a list of similar and related terms when you set out to search for relevant information. Searching is an iterative process; perform a search, scan the results and see if any new terms or concepts emerge that you can use. The process of creating these alternative terms is called brainstorming terms or concept mapping.

EXAMPLE

Third Gender AND Matrilineal