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Begin with Google
- Search for your discipline and terms like "news," "controversies," "contested issues," etc.
- These will provide you with key words to use in your database searches for articles.
- The nature of a controversy will change from field to field.
- They might be theoretical debates, debates over research, controversies over interpretations, etc.
Example: Theater Controversy (Google Search)
Example: English Literature Controversies (Google search)
Example: Political Science Controversies (Google Search)
Example: Nursing and Controversial Issues (Google Search)
Example: Criminal Justice Controversial Issues (Google Search)
Example: Controversial Geology Topics (Google Search)
Example: Psychology Controversial Topics (Google Search)