Social Sciences - Literature Research

You now know the key concepts in your search query. You could just use these to search the internet or databases, but you will find more relevant literature by thinking of synonyms and other related terms for each. Usually you will use English-language search terms (most databases and search engines focus on the English language area).

Depending on the number of publications you find, you can choose broader or more specific search terms. How to combine search terms in a query is explained in LibGuide Basic.

You don't have to make up all the search terms yourself. Use the articles you find for additional search terms.