LibGuides: COM 300: Gender and Communication: Home

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Guide Introduction and Objectives

Musselman Library has created this guide to assist you in completing the research paper assignment in COM 300: Gender and Communication.

Here you'll find guidance for using and searching the library catalog, print and electronic book sources, and research databases. We've also created a page to help you with citations and bibliography creation.

Keywords and Thinking Tools

During your library visit, we will have discussed strategies for preparing for and creating searches in library search tools like the catalog and research databases. You may find it helpful to think about these search keywords:

gender AND

social construction
ideologies
hyper-gender ideologies
heteronormativity
performance
conversation
linguistics
media representation
identification
race
other words and phrases related to your major(s)

Keyword Generator Grid
Use this printable grid to help you move from a research question, position statement, argument, or thesis, to a list of keywords and phrases you can use for searching in library search tools like the catalog and research databases.