The University of the West Indies (UWI), at Cave Hill, Barbados

The University of the West Indies

at Cave Hill, Barbados

Research & Publications

The research interests in the Department vary widely. Included are:

Sociology: Gender, Family, Rural Development, Youth, Crime, Social Policy, Tourism, Poverty.

Political Science: Political Economy, Caribbean Political Analysis, Integration, Gender, Political Theory, Caribbean Political Thought, Caribbean Psychology, eGovernance in Small Island Developing States.

Social Work: Physician/Patient Relationship, Childhood Development and Self-Image, HIV/AIDS, Domestic Violence and Child Abuse, Crisis Intervention, Social Work Policy and Practice Issues, Victims of Trauma, Disaster Management, Substance Abuse, Disability Issues.

Psychology: Gender, Environmental and Organisational Stress, Industrial Organisational Psychology, specific areas including motivation, job satisfaction, prosocial behaviour and workplace ergonomics.

 

Department of Government, Sociology & Social Work
Tel: (246) 417-4288/4293/4996 Fax: (246) 417-4425 Email: gss@cavehill.uwi.edu