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Scholarly versus Popular Periodicals

Scholarly versus Popular Periodicals
How to determine if an article is from a scholarly, popular or trade periodical.

Sample Searches

You nmay waat to use quotation marks to search for a phrase and narrow your results

"sexual patterns" and culture

OR sexual patterns and culture

"biological factors" and "sexual development"

*Hint:

try alternative words (for example: socialization, environmental factors, social influences, etc)

(sexual behavior or sexual attitudes) and socialization

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PS 202 The Influence of Sexual Factors on Behavior: Find Subject Specific Articles