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Biography [last name], [first name] (ex. Huerta, Dolores Longoria, Felix) |
Hispanic Americans [UF: Latinos] Mexican Americans [UF: Chicanos] Indians of North America African Americans Asian Americans Racially Mixed People Race Identity |
Immigration Migrant Labor Permanent Residents (Immigrants) Noncitizens Unauthorized Immigration Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
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Race Relations Ethnic Relations Cultural Relations Racial minorities Racial Awareness |
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Transgender Activisits Transgender People
Gay Activists LGBTQ+ Activists Nonbinary People Gender Nonconforming People
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Women's Rights Feminism |
Tea Party Movement |
Environmentalism Environmental Justice Climate Change Global Warming Pollution |
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Household Employees Emigration & Immigration Labor Mobility Noncitizens Border Patrols Deportation--United States |
Censorship Challenged Books Prohibited Books
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Police Reform Police brutality Police Misconduct Police Shootings Complaints Against Police |
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Religious Discrimination Religion in the Workplace |
Civil Rights Demonstrations--United States Black Lives Matter Movement
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Human Rights Violations Hate Crimes Abuse of Rights |
Reforms Critical Race Theory Racism Racialization Race |
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Suffrage Minorities--Suffrage
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Government Policy Ethics
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Social Justice Equality Distributive Justice Equality Before the Law Justice |
Social Advocacy Civil Rights Movements Protest Movements Social Movements Peace Movements |
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Education AND
Higher Primary Secondary Bilingual
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Racial Profiling Racial Profiling in Law Enforcement
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Criminal Justice, Administration of Police Criminal Procedure Criminal Law Crime Sentences (Criminal Procedure) Due Process of Law--United States
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Racism Race Discrimination Prejudices Sexism Classism Ageism Heterosexism Anti-Arabism Anti-Asianis |
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Mental Health
Mental Health and Social Status
People with Mental Disabilities
Mental Illness
Activism
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Homeless Children Homeless Persons Homeless Boys Homeless Girls Abandoned Children Runaway Children
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Social Classes Social Class Working Class Poverty Poor Well-Being Luxury Income |
Power (Social Sciences) Community Power Corporate Power Communities Political Participation |
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While not official subject headings, these keywords can be very fruitful for your research. Try to also think of other terms such as these. Keyword searches look at all the information in the book or article record including title, author, abstract, table of contents, etc. It always helps to think of synonyms, as the way one person would describe something is not the same way another would.
Undocumented Workers
Chicanos
Latinos
Barrios
Dreamers [this one MUST be combined with another term such as immigration or Mexican, etc.)
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 in your arsenal when you set out to search for relevant information. The process of creating these alternative terms is called brainstorming terms or concept mapping.
EXAMPLE
Social ClassAND Sentencing
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 in your arsenal when you set out to search for relevant information. The process of creating these alternative terms is called brainstorming terms or concept mapping.
EXAMPLE
Sex Differences AND Communication
If for some reason, you are getting results you do NOT want (say for example you want to find only articles on communication in opposite sex marriages) try a NOT search. Librarians caution that NOT searches often also weed out articles that may have been relevant for you. So only perform such searches if you have LOTS of results (say over ten that are in full text format):
EXAMPLE
Marriage NOT Same Sex