Writing Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Identifying Sources for the Literature Review
From the Libraries of Adelphi University, this brief tutorial will define primary sources of research and explain the structure of an empirical research article.
There are a variety of methods you can adopt for your research strategy, depending on your subject area or the outcome of your research. Research methodology will differ depending on whether:
Your strategies will be different as will the type of information sources you will seek and find.
Develop a topic, based on your knowledge or skills, or research:
ex. An investigation of homelessness among African Americans.
2. Ask yourself basic questions about your topic. The questions may start with;
ex. What are some circumstances that have lead African Americans toward homelessness?
3. From those questions, develop key words or terms
ex. homeless, African Americans, poverty, economics, racism
Sociology-Basic Research
https://researchguides.library.syr.edu/socresearch
