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Personal life and intimacies

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Work in this theme examines intimacy and personal relationships in their social contexts including: studies of families and intimacy, attachment, emotions and social life, love and relations of care, and parenting and children. This growing field of inquiry is central to work being undertaken in the context of both the Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance and the Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change.

Qualifications available:

PhD or MPhil

Fees:

For detailed information on current fees visit Fees and funding.

Entry requirements:

Minimum 2:1 (or equivalent)

Current / recent research projects

  • Intimacy
  • Relationships and families
  • Attachment
  • Emotions
  • Affect

Further information

If you have an enquiry specific to this research area please contact:

Name:
Ms Kerry Lawrence
Email:
sociology@open.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0)1908 654558

For general enquiries please contact the Research Degrees Team via the link under ‘Your questions’ on the right of the page.

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