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To apply for a research degree, please make sure you fulfill the entry requirements and then complete the online research degree application form and upload your supporting documents.
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Chloe has gained her BSc (Hons), MSc and PGCE with the University of Bedfordshire and now is in the second year of her PhD.
She is looking at the perceived relationship between giving gifts, social capital, helping others, religion and organ donation. These aspects are looked at individually, in pairs and all together.
The giving gifts aspects is linked with Mauss's gift exchange theory and the sociological and anthropological aspects of giving and reciprocity and views towards giving general donations to strangers.
Social capital is viewed as a recent manifestation of gift exchange and considers social networking, feelings of belonging and trust in local communities and society. Helping others is viewed from the social psychological perspective of altruism and egoism.
Religion is looked at in terms of religious teachings and leaders and to some extent, the role of the church in Poland and migration in the UK.
The type of organ donation discussed is deceased organ donation as opposed to living donation and identifying what is known about this and perceived reasons why people do and don't donate. The relationship between these elements are being explored with the Polish migrants living in Luton, through in-depth interviews from a constructivist grounded theory perspective.
