SOCI - Lane Worley: Social Class

Below are some suggested terms to use in your search for some different aspects of social class. 

• You can use an * to indicate that any letter can be substituted for the asterisk.  Example:  Wom*n tells the database to find "Women" OR "Woman"
• Combine search terms for more specific topics.

• Race / Ethnicity
  • Race relations
  • [Specific racial or ethnic group] + Social conditions:  African Americans and Social conditions
  • Interracial marriage
  • Race and Child health
• Gender
  • Women and Domestic violence
  • Sex role OR Gender role
  • [Specific gendered group] + [Specific issue]:   Male nurses and Harassment 
• Economic Situation
  • Income inequality
  • Poverty
  • Working poor
  • Low income families
  • Middle class
  • Rich People
• Age
  • Older people
  • Ageism
• Gender Identity
  • Transgender people
  • Gender identity
  • Gender nonconformity
  • Transsexuals [Please note:  while this is not the preferred terminology in public discourse, some resources may be cataloged using this term]
• LGBTQ
  • Gay Rights
  • Gay men
  • Lesbians
  • Sexual orientation
  • Homosexuality

In order to get a more specific list of resources, you can string together any of the above search terms with terms like:

• United States
• Social norms
• Social status
• Social conditions
• Power (Social sciences)
• Elite (Social Sciences)