Note: Grading and assignment creation from your instructor/dept (not library/librarians) Here are some tips that have been helping students so far! 😊
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Topic selection:
This is between you and your instructor. However, here are some very general tips.
Keep it broad more general, then narrow down as possible.
You may want a broader topic (the more variables, or themes in your topic, the more you are asking the database to search for, meaning less results. Maybe pick one or two "AND" concepts. Of course all results depend on your topic versus what has been published. Don't worry, it's a process. You can try something than tweak the search terms based on results
Lot's of students were asking about this which is understandable because a title won't give you this information. You are already using a scholarly journal because you are limited to these four so you probably don't have to worry about a lot of reviews, etc. Open up the full text article and look for "Methods" or "Methodology" section (it might be in abstract as well). Research/Studies: Quantitative (you'll see sample size data like N=45, etc) or qualitative (Surveys either using available one or creating one). This is a very general tip but hopefully it helps :)
- Access links below are just two examples selected by date and interface.
Scientific Study of religion
Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review - no quarterly review in title
American sociological review
EBSCO from 02/01/1936 to 1 year ago in SocINDEX with Full Text
SAGE from 02/01/1999 to present in SAGE Journals online
American journal of sociology
EBSCO from 01/01/1990 to 1 year ago in SocINDEX with Full Text
UCPJ from 01/01/1997 to present in University of Chicago Press Journals (Current access
Happy researching! You got this!
The links below are for the Discover Library Catalog which is frequently updated as coverage changes, but UNT Libraries e-journals page will have the most up to date coverage for each e-journal (online journal) but there are not individual links available for this tool. Sociology department and course recommended journals at UNT libraries will be added below.
Journals focused on research in race, ethnicity, and immigration
General sociology journals:
These will cover a variety of sociological topics but you can often find articles related to race and ethnicity)
Topical or other specialized journals
These cover particular topics in sociology but you can often find articles related to race and ethnicity)
Health (for SOCI 3120)
Family (SOCI 3000 - Sociology of Marriage and Family.)
Education
Sociology of Education | e-journal page
Media arts & more:
Subject heads to browse in the Discover Library Catalog:
