Keep in mind that there are often several synonyms for the same topic – if you don’t find resources under ‘death penalty,’ for instance, you might try searching instead for ‘capital punishment.’
Search Contexts: understanding people in their social worlds!
Looking for information or a pro/con argument on a social topic? Contexts is a wonderful magazine that reviews social issues: things like abortion, aging populations, incarceration, terrorism, etc. Click on the title, then click on the GO button next to the first database listed to search through the specific journal!