LANG 1408 - Academic English for Humanities and Social Science Studies

Citation chaining helps you find papers by following citations through a chain of scholarly articles. It helps you trace the development of a research idea or theory over time. 

Method:

• usually start with a "perfect" article in hand (also called "seed" article)
• can be in two directions: Backward searching and forward searching based on this perfect article

Tools:

• Library's PowerSearch, Google Scholar, Web of Science, Scopus, Semantic Scholar, etc.
• Learn more from Citation Chaining Tools

Source: How Library Stuff Works: Citation Chaining (2:40) - McMaster University Libraries

Other helpful videos:

• What is citation chaining? (2:03) - Claremont Colleges Library
• Citation Chaining with Google Scholar (1:27) - SeattleU Library

Your LANG 1408 teachers have provided some suggested articles you can use to begin reading around the the topics. However, you are expected to use the search skills you developed in the online library workshop to read more widely.

Action:  See if you can citation chain  one of the articles below  Scopus, Web of Science, or GoogleScholar.

Does gentrification in Hong Kong (or in a context you are most familiar with) enhance or hinder community engagement and social interactions?

• Zhao, Y. (2019). When guesthouse meets home: The time-space of rural gentrification in southwest China. Geoforum, 100, 60–67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2019.01.020
• Zhang, Y., & Miao, J. (2024). Gentrification and mental health in Hong Kong. Chinese Sociological Review, 1–28. https://doi.org/10.1080/21620555.2024.2445669

Is the current educational system in Hong Kong (or in a place you are most familiar with) a barrier or a pathway to upward mobility for the underprivileged?.

• Buchmann, M., Kriesi, I., Bayard, S., Sander, F., & Bundel, S. (2021). Upward Mobility of Students from Lower-educated Families in Stratified Educational Systems: The Role of Social Capital and Work Habits. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 50(3), 391–407. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-020-01257-3
• Instead, consider:  Lee, Y., Mackenzie, M. J., & Lach, L. (2024). Toward a developmental transactional model of educational upward mobility. Review of Education, 12(3), Article e70007. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.70007

Should Hong Kong (or a place of your choosing) embrace the gig economy to benefit the youth?.

• Wang, X., & Picone, I. (2023). Mobilized, negotiated and balanced: Chinese school vloggers’ platform engagements and layered identity construction on Bilibili. Journal of Youth Studies, 26(10), 1356–1372. https://doiorg.lib.ezproxy.hkust.edu.hk/10.1080/13676261.2022.2098705
• Adermon, A., & Hensvik, L. (2022). Gig-jobs: Stepping stones or dead ends? Labour Economics, 76, Article 102171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2022.102171