PSY 241: Death & Mourning Around the World

Once you have a topic, create search phrases in order to search library databases.

Topic example:

• I want to find information about the death and funeral customs in Chinese culture.

Search phrase examples might include:

• funerals AND customs AND China
• (death OR funerals) AND customs AND China
• (death OR burial OR funeral) AND customs AND Chinese

Search Tips

In addition to searching for death, also try . . .

• burial
• funerary
• funerals
• cemetery OR cemeteries
• cremation OR crematory
• mourning OR grief OR grieving OR bereavement

Focus on a specific ritual, rite, or ceremony:

• "Day of the Dead" OR "Dia De Los Muertos"
• mummification

Focus on a specific racial, ethnic, or religious group:

• Islam
• Igbo
• Navajo
   

Combine similar words with OR to expand your search:

• (Mexican OR Mexico OR Hispanic OR Latino)
• (Muslim OR Islam OR Islamic)
• (Jew OR Jewish OR Judaism)
• (Japan OR Japanese)
• ("American Indian" OR "Native American" OR "Native North Americans")