What are the most important words or ideas for your topic or research question? Spend 3-5 minutes brainstorming synonyms or other possible words or phrases that people might use to discuss your topic. Write down as many words as you can before you start searching the databases. Use Google to help if you can't think of any synonyms! 

discriminate, discrimination

bigotry

inequalities, inequality

inequities, inequity

intolerance

injustice

persecution/persecute

intimidation

partiality

oppression

bias

stigma, stigmatization

stereotype, stereotyping

prejudice

segregation

ageism, age

ableism, able-bodieism, able-bodism

nepotism

intersectionality

transphobia

homophobia

xenophobia

racism

sexism

fattism

disabilities

language discrimination

employment discrimination

reverse discrimination

heightism

pregnancy 

equal pay

gender 

gender identity 

classism, class

weight, size 

Try different combinations of your keywords in the search box in each database. You'll get different results, so experiment with your keywords. Enter your keywords in the search box. All your results will show in a list. You can narrow down your search further by selecting a document type, publication title, or subject using the menus on the right side of your results.

Login Note: Many of these are Douglas County Library databases. If you are not on campus, you will need a library card number to log in. 

Gale Databases (eBooks, Opposing Viewpoints, Global Issues, Biography)

Search: type your keywords in the search box.

Your results will be organized into categories:

• Viewpoint Essays: Present each side of an issue or debate

• References: reference books (or chapters/sections of books)

• Academic Journals: articles from specialized scholarly journals; usually highly reliable for research

• Primary Sources

• Images

• Biographies

• Statistical Resources

• Magazines: full text articles from popular magazines

• Newspapers: full text articles from newspapers with multiple perspectives

After you click on a result, LOOK at the right side of the screen for similar articles/chapters and other keyword ideas.

SAVE your results to NOODLETOOLS and your Google Drive using the buttons in the toolbar! (Do NOT use the URL to save your results!)

eBooks Tips:

• The title in blue at the top of the page is the book you are looking at. You're actually looking at a chapter or section in that book that matches your search results. 

• If you click on the blue title, you can see the entire book. 

• Check the table of contents or index to see if other sections of this book have the information you need. Just click to go straight to the section or page you want!

American History Online (and the other Infobase history databases): 

Categorizes search results by Articles, Primary Sources, Images, Videos, and News. Look at the tags on articles to find new keywords and search ideas. 

CITE your results in NOODLETOOLS. Then email yourself the article, or download it and upload it to your Google Drive. (Do NOT use the URL to save your results!)

(Save to Google Drive button doesn't work very well here--try it out, but test it to see if it works before you move on.)

List of Social Studies websites: TRHS Library

List of Government websites: TRHS Library

Federal definitions of discrimination

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) -- Enforces laws that make discrimination illegal in the workplace.

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)* - The ACLU is dedicated to protecting civil liberties including reproductive freedom, women's rights, and LGBTQ rights

Pew Research Center: Gender Equality & Discrimination in the U.S.

TIDES: The Institute for Diversity and Equity in Sports

Women and Hollywood (An initiative and website that educates, advocates, and agitates for gender diversity and inclusion in Hollywood and the global film industry.)

Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film  (Dedicated to producing extensive and timely research, studies generated by the Center provide the foundation for a realistic and meaningful discussion of women’s on-screen representation and behind-the-scenes employment.)

Hollywood Diversity Report 2019 (from UCLA)

Minorities in Media in the U.S.: Statistics (Amy Watson, author; published 11/19/2018; from Dell Statistica, a data analysis company

What Hollywood Movies Do to Perpetuate Racial Stereotypes: Data Analysis (Kira Schact, author; published 2/21/2019)

New Tool Quantifies Power Imbalance Between Female and Male Characters in Hollywood Movie Scripts (Jennifer Langston, author; published 11/13/2017, Univ. of Washington)

Center for American Women and Politics - CAWP is nationally recognized as the leading source of scholarly research and current data about women’s political participation in the United States.

Women's Workplace Equality Index - From the Council on Foreign Relations. How does the United States rank?

National Center for Transgender Equality - The National Center for Transgender Equality advocates to change policies and society to increase understanding and acceptance of transgender people. In the nation’s capital and throughout the country, NCTE works to replace disrespect, discrimination, and violence with empathy, opportunity, and justice.

Status of Women in the United States - Since 1996, the Institute for Women's Policy Change has analyzed data on a wide range of indicators at the local, state, national, and international levels, including demographics, economic security, education, reproductive rights, political participation, civic engagement, and access to health care and work supports.

Immigration and Relocation in U.S. History - Library of Congress. Choose from a variety of ethnic groups to learn about what immigrants in the U.S. experienced.