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Search concepts are terms, words or phrases derived from your research topic. To do an effective search, you will need to come up with search concepts.
- Formulate your topic into a question
Who should take care of the elderly : the family or the government?
- Break down the topic into its main concepts
Elderly | Care | Family | Government
- List as many synonyms for each main concept
by consulting dictionaries and thesauri.
- Think of the broader terms for your concepts to help you get a better perspective on your topic
and give you more search terms.
Especially when you retrieve nothing or very few items with your search terms, remember to search
using the broader terms to get more general materials that may be useful.
For example:
Who should take care of the elderly :
the family or the government? |
| Main concepts: |
Synonyms: |
Broad terms: |
| Elderly |
Aged
Senior citizens
Old folks |
Gerontology |
| Care |
Care
Caregivers
Looking after
Home care
Institutional care |
Social services
Public services |
| Family |
Filial responsibility
Filial piety
Family roles
Intergenerational relations |
Social institutions |
| Government |
Government role
Government policy
Public policy |
Policy |
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