RESEARCH PROJECT IDEAS

RESEARCH PROJECT IDEAS

1. MENTAL HEALTH

   • How does mental illness affect basic daily tasks
   • Mental Health and Crime
   • Should people who are found to be criminally insane sent to prison or psychiatric hospital?
   • Psychiatric hospitals
   • Best ways to reduce suicidal urgues

2. THE HUMAN BRAIN

   • How can sporting injuries to the head affect the brain capability to function
   • How alcohol can have a negative effect on the brain
     • Pro's and Cons of raising the legal age of consuming alcohol to 21
   • The Autistic Spectrum
     • What exactly is autism?
     • How do social interaction, communication and behaviour vary on the autism spectrum
     • Why can autistic children do somethings far beyond their years but cannot conduct basic tasks

3. FILM

   • Are the Oscars rigged?
   • Should the public have a say in who receives Oscars?
   • Are films becoming better or worse?
   • The evolution of film
   • Stereotypes and film
   • Who is the best director; Steven Spielberg, Alfred Hitchcock, Quentin Tarantino or Martin Scorsese?
   • Discrimination in Film (race, gender, sexuality)

4. PRISON LIFE

   • Abuse of power by guards
     • The Stanford Prison Experiment, and Milgrams Experiment
   • Contraband
     • Does being incarcerated increase your chances of becoming addicted to drugs?
   • Are prisoner human rights being acknowledged
   • Does incarceration help in the rehabilitation of inmates

5. SPORT

   • Should AFL be introduced in other countries
   • Comparing AFL against Soccer
     • Which is a more physically demanding sport?
     • Does AFL or A-League have a bigger fan base in Australia?
     • Which is the more difficult sport to learn?
   • Why doesnt Australia have a national womens league for AFL?