COM 410.01: Perspectives on Identity (Gray): Scholarly Articles on Identity

Specialized communications encyclopedia are excellent starting points for your research.

Example: I'm looking for articles on African American identity that include narratives.

• Login to the Communication and Mass Media Complete database
• Click the link for Choose databases
• Click the boxes for Academic Search Complete and APA PsycInfo and click OK so all of the databases can be searched simultaneously
• Type African Americans or Blacks into the first box (the databases use a variety of terms to describe racial/ethnic groups)
• Type identity or  into the second box
• Type narratives or storytelling or stories into the third box
• Click the + sign to add another search box
• Type interviews or qualitative into the fourth box
• Click Search
• Click the box for Peer Reviewed on the left-hand side
• Use the Publication Date settings to limit your search to more recent articles

Example: It's possible to search for articles that combine several aspects of identity. In this case you are looking for articles about Hispanic/Latinx individuals and sexuality.

• Login to the Communication and Mass Media Complete database
• Click the link for Choose databases
• Click the boxes for Academic Search Complete and APA PsycInfo and click OK so all of the databases can be searched simultaneously
• Type Latinx or Latinos or Hispanics or Chicanos or Latinas or Mexican into the first box
• Type identity into the second box 
• Type narratives or storytelling into the third box
• Click the + sign to add another box
• Type sexuality or gay or lesbian or LGBTQ+ into the fourth box
• Click the + sign to add another box
• Type interviews or qualitative into the fifth box
• Click Search
• Click the box for Peer Reviewed on the left-hand side
• Use the Publication Date settings to limit your search to more recent articles

Example: I'm looking for narratives on women's gender identities.

• Login to the Communication and Mass Media Complete database
• Click the link for Choose databases
• Click the boxes for Academic Search Complete and APA PsycInfo and click OK so all of the databases can be searched simultaneously
• Type gender into the first box and select SU Subject with the pull-down menu
• Type women or females into the second box
• Type identity into the third box 
• Click the +sign to add another box
• Type storytelling or narratives or stories into the fourth box
• Click the +sign to add another box
• Type interviews or qualitative into the fifth box
• Click Search
• Click the box for Peer Reviewed on the left-hand side
• Use the Publication Date settings to limit your search to more recent articles

Example: I'm looking for narratives from senior citizens that describes their identity.

• Login to the Communication and Mass Media Complete database
• Click the link for Choose databases
• Click the boxes for Academic Search Complete and APA PsycInfo and click OK so all of the databases can be searched simultaneously
• Type senior citizens or elderly or older people into the first box
• Type identity into the second box 
• Type storytelling or narratives into the third box
• Click the +sign to add another box
• Type interviews or qualitative into the fifth box
• Click Search
• Click the box for Peer Reviewed on the left-hand side

Example: I want the most highly cited articles on narratives from African Americans

• Type African Americans or Blacks out into the search box
• Click +Add Search Field
• Type identity into the second box
• Click +Add Search Field
• Type narratives or storytelling into the third box
• Click Search
• Go to Document on the left-hand side and click the box for Articles and scroll down and click "Limit to"
• Use the pull-down menu on the right-hand side to sort articles by Cited by (highest)
• You will have a list of the most cited articles which are especially impactful for this topic
• Click "Find Full-text" to see if other Pepperdine databases have the full-text of the articles