This involves carrying out research on a topic decided in discussion with your supervisor who will assist in the design and execution. Topics often reflect the research interests of staff and many projects are used by students as a basis for subsequent research at a doctoral level. Recent projects have investigated social representations of health, madness, AIDS and ethnic identities, as well as issues of community development, social capital and health promotion, fear of crime, social dilemmas, crisis management and cultural transformations in organisations. Health and social identity. The social construction of sexuality and its implications for health.
Technologies discussed are nuclear power, information technology, and genetic engineering.
Analyses of media coverage and public opinion research provide the empirical basis.