Gentrification

• Why do people take advantage of low-income communities and drive them away to different places?

Psychological Disorders

• Psychological disorders are interesting because it affects a small percentage of people, but those who’re affected undergo lots of therapy and counseling to try and cure a problem we don’t fully understand. What are the causes of these disorders and what has worked for people?

Mental Health in Sports

• Athletes put themselves at risk every time they play a game. Sports such as football, soccer, and UFC are the main sports that are targeted in term of concussions. Does playing an of these sports cause long-term mental impairment?

Homelessness

• How do people become homeless? How are they become displaced in a community they once used to live in?

Foster Care

• What are some reasons that kids go to foster care? How is this a form of displacement and how do children adjust to it?

Gentrification

• How does gentrification occur and How does it affect the ones who already live that certain community.

• Topic #1: Experience of being an illegal immigrant

What are some major problems that illegal immigrants face?  In what ways are they displaced? How does this affect them and their families?

• Topic #2: Homelessness

What are some major misunderstandings about homeless people? Do these misunderstandings cause them to be displaced?  What other factors cause them to become homeless? Is it a choice?

• Topic #3: Trump’s Immigration Policy

How does Trump’s immigration policy affect immigrants and their families? Does this policy make them feel more displaced?

1. Reverse Culture Shock (U.S.A)
   • Living abroad for a while and returning to the U.S.A is a harder experience than people think. It can have some serious impact on people psychologically, socially and physically. How does one cope with returning the Trump’s America after living away for an extended period? How has the foreign experience shaped the way the person knows experiences American life? What does it feel like to be the outsider in your actual home? (P.S: choosing between a military personnel’s return or a civilian’s return)
2. Minorities in Corporate America
   • Things like the glass ceiling and social mobility are all results of the hierarchy in Corporate America, and it is no secret that being a minority has its impacts on how well you do or how far you get in this industry. With this fact, many minorities may feel displaced in their work place or even in the process of getting into the workplace. How do minorities approach issues such as discrimination and feelings of misrepresentation in corporate America outside of the legal measures? What makes them continue to pursue these careers despite the challenges they may face (outside of monetary gains)?
3. Scholarship Students in “snobby schools”
   • Lots of good things happen for students who are smart. In some special cases, some of these students are even able to get into prestigious schools because of the hard work they put into their studies. There are some students, though, who get into prestigious schools because they can afford it, or their families have a legacy that must be continued. How do these “scholarship students” deal with the class culture change when attending these rich kid schools? How does it affect their character?

Topic #1: Language and Displacement

Question: How has the displacement with the language barrier affected bilingual students when they are learning a popular language, for example english, as a second language?

Topic #2: Siblings and psychological displacement

Question: Do all siblings experience displacement? If so, to what extent do they feel displaced and how are they affected by it?

Topic #3: Homelessness

Question: Is displacement a factor in homelessness? If so, how does it affect homeless people?

Siblings and Psychological Displacement

The relationship between parent is child is drastically changes when the child has to welcome a new sibling into the family. Children need to adapt to the new environment that the sibling brings to the family. How does the integration of a new member into the family lead to displacement in a child’s behavior? How does the feeling of displacement affect the overall family connection?

Trump’s Immigration Policy

Trumps’s immigration policy has had a big affect on how much illegal immigrants step out of their homes. They no longer feel protected in places they used to feel comfortable in. A lot of people are taking drastic measures in order to not be seen. How has Trump’s immigration policy been a leading factor in the displacement of illegal immigrants?

Adoption

Children in the foster care system are always getting exposed to new environments. Many of them move from home to home because they are never comfortable with the people who have adopted them.  Constant changes in homes leads to a lot of behavioral problems, and the feeling of lifelong displacement. How does the adoption process and post adoption lead to displacement for both the child and the parents?  How does the displacement of being in different homes affect the connection between the parents and the child ?

• Experience of Jewish refugee in WWII- The Diary of Anne Frank

Question: How did Anne Frank cope with this horrific displacement? What was her viewpoint/ interpretation of this displacement?

• Homelessness

Question: What are the factors that cause one to become homeless and the types/groups of people does it affect?

• Trump’s immigration policy

Question: In what way has Trump’s policy affected the Muslim community?

1.) Small Businesses vs Big Corporations

Question: How are small local busninesses being affected by big corporations like Walmart? What struggles do small businesses go through to compete against other larger corporations?

2.) Minority Communities in NYC

Question: How do these groups (people of color) learn to assimilate and keep their cultural components simultaneously?

3.) Native Americans and reservation inequality

Question: How do their scarce resources and land affect their way of living? How do they maintain their culture going despite their struggles of poverty?

Nursing Homes (the elderly and displacement)

A couple of years ago I wanted to be in the medical field, and I actually ended up doing a three year internship in a nursing home. It was a very eye opening experience that I owe a lot of growth to. It required patience, and  emotional strength. Patience because many patients there are battling against mental disorders, some are very sick, and some are depressed. In the three years that I was there one characteristic that I say can describe most of the patients is Sad. That is where you need that emotional strength and stability. The hardest thing to see is an elderly be at the nursing home against their will, or an elderly start crying because they have nobody to visit them or sometimes they do and they just don’t come or call.

-What can the nursing facilities do to make the place feel more like home? (If it feels more like home the elderly would feel like they belong there)

Homelessness

I have had friends who were homeless, and it was difficult seeing them struggle the way they were. One of my close friends went from having a home to almost being in the streets. It affected her school work, and her social life. She was pressured into getting a job, and having to drop out of school to work full time. Having to step into adult mode to help her mother while having 5 younger siblings was difficult for her.

1. How does the displacement of not having a home affect the younger population? What are some of the outcomes that come along with homelessness and the feeling of not having a place to call home?

Adoption

Adoption is always a soft spot for everyone because it involves kids who are placed under situations that they have no control over. Many are lucky enough to have homes and a family and then they are others who unfortunately don’t. I would love to adopt some kids in the future. And because I don’t know much about the topic researching will give me some idea on how many kids are in the adoption centers, maybe research how many kids are being adopted, etc. The research question here can be

1.How does the feeling of displacement for the kids at the adoption center affect their decisions as they grow up?

Topic 1: Trump’s Immigration Policy

Question: How has Trump’s immigration policies and their enforcement in society affected refugees and immigrants alike?

Topic 2: Immigrant Labor

Question: Why are immigrants subject to lower class jobs and worse working conditions than U.S citizens?

Topic 3: Life in a Covenant

Question: Why are so many attracted to a life of seclusion and solitude? Is it more than just religious reasons?