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Social Movements: Subject Search Terms

About the Subject Terms

The list at the right will help as you develop your topic and narrow its focus. These subject terms include both general and specific terms.

Use these terms to search in the GIL Catalog, the Discover tool and subject-specific databases.  See the Databases tab for suggestions on specific databases to search for research on social/political movements.

GSU Library's electronic resources are all accessed with single sign-on credentials. So use your iCollege credentials if accessing these resources off-campus.

Developing subject terms for research

Great research starts with effective search terms. The list below will help you generate strong search terms to find information that meets your needs and interests. Joining more than one of the terms below with Boolean operators (AND, OR and NOT) will further focus your search results.