You could look at mental health and older people do a compare and contrast of the sociological implications of memory loss or dementia Alzheimer's disease and the differences between Asia and Europe of incidences of same.is it ageing population does diet lifestyle and levels of stress play a role in the developments of the disease.

Maybe consider the impact of homelessness (or even moving once or more a year?) on adolescents and how it may be a predisposing factor in: substance abuse, or academic success/failure, criminal activity, depression, (choose any one...).  Best wishes as you begin your research journey.  Thanks for helping to give more exposure to how critical mental health is to all-around health.    Terry 

One  of the areas I would suggest is follow-up studies after therapy.  Check and see what happened to patients and how they are 6 months or a year after treatment.  What was the outcome.  There is little on this area.  You can also do some cross-cultural work and see how another group makes out.

There's been a refocus in critical psych and sociology on the social and mental impact of mega sports events on host nations citizens, such as use of funding towards development programmes that achieve little tangible evidence in health outcomes, but also the effects of displacement on people following regeneration projects and have included PTSD, those with mental health issues being most vulnerable to forced relocation, and general gentrification and re-ghettoising of lower classes to peripheral zones in cities that have less support for health issues. Hope that helps... I did not realise that sports could be a context for exacerbating so many social issues. Hope this helps

Integration and outcomes post treatment can be good. If we look at compliance with medication and therapy such as CBT and then see what happens to those that have faced social exclusion - what happens. FOr example physically disabled integration compared with mental. If you do not have a steady job and circle of friends and then you get treated how do you move from that status to integrated for long term wellness. At the moment outcomes I guess would be similar or worse than for ex-cons.

Dear Scholar, Thank you for your scholarly suggestions.

Your are certainly welcome.  It will add to the overall base of information we try to gather and interpret.

Terry

Hey Gareth (ah, the "hey" is a genuine Southern expression of freindliness),  Thank you for shedding light on how sports can be a negative factor, especially when one analyzes the "forced displacement" of particularly the ones lowest on the economic scale.  Even though it is "sold" as prosperity for a (relative) few, it has the potential to be damaging to particular populations.   Terry