Applying Social Psychology to Work, Livelihoods, Health, Illness, Social Justice, and Media in Daily

Work holds significant meaning in people’s lives. Discuss.

 Work and Livelihoods 

• Work holds significant meaning in people’s lives. Discuss. 

• Why is ‘decent work’ often vital fur sustaining quality of life? 

• Why is organisational policy-making an important application for social psychology? 

 Health and Illness 

• How does improved access to health care enhance the health of M?ori and Pasifika peoples? 

• What is the role of the social determinants in health in determining population outcomes? 

• Why do some groups get sicker and die younger than other groups? 

 Social Justice 

• Discuss social justice issues surrounding COVID-19. 

• How can social psychology contribute to social justice in diverse societies that often feature competing interests? 

• What is the scope of justice and what implications does it have for social psychology? 

 Media and Daily Practice 

• What is the evidence for direct effects from violent content on audience perceptions and behaviour? 

• What is the role of digital media in everyday lives of youth today? 

• Is the concept of propaganda still relevant today? 

Use your essay question or statement as the title. In the first part of your assignment, the introduction, you introduce the topic to the reader with a broad opening statement and establish some background. You also identify the relevant ideas that you will present in the body of the essay. An example from a journal article illustrates a possibility of how to end an introduction and signpost what will follow: “Our paper begins with a review of the living wage concept and definition. We then present an outline of our review methodology. The findings section focuses on presenting the topics and disciplines covered in living wage research over the past 20 years and the contexts in which this research has occurred. We identify three clear contributions of a psychological lens to living wage studies, through adding a personcentric perspective, a more inclusive definition, and clearer operationalization through improved measurement. We outline how these can be further leveraged in future studies.” (Searle & McWha-Hermann, 2020, p. 2) For the body of the assignment you select the most relevant and appropriate material related to your essay question. The key point here is to be selective (due to the word limit) and tease out from a larger body of literature the most relevant ideas / arguments and explore these further. We expect you to draw on some relevant scholarly literature (books, journal articles) to support key assertions in your essay. You can also include different points of view where appropriate. Finally, in the 13 conclusion you should briefly recap what you have covered and highlight the most important points before writing a concluding statement. 
We have developed a marking grid (available in Appendix 2). Key considerations for marking include: 

• The essay question / statement is clearly stated this is also the title for the essay. 

• Relevant scholarly literature beyond the set chapter, blogs and other web resources are used and supporting materials are integrated into the essay.