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This guide will help you find 8 sources for your research project on technology & society, including at least 2 books and at least 2 scholarly journal articles.
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Narrowing Your Topic Example
Before you start your research, you need to create a narrow research topic or question that fits the scope of your assignment. You also need search terms that describe your topic so that you can use them to find sources for your topic. This page will help you do these things.
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Topic |
Video Games |
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Narrowed topic |
Video Game Violence |
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Sub-topics |
Ratings of games, sales of violent games vs. nonviolent games, change in graphics over time, effect of violence on children |
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Chosen sub-topic |
Effect on children |
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Questions about sub-topic |
Are children more adversely affected by video game violence than adults are? How do the games affect people? Do they increase aggressive or violent behavior? |
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Research Question |
Does exposure to violence via video games contribute to aggressive behavior in children and adolescents? |