SocGen 108 Projects (HBS Major)

Find a selection of previous projects here.

In the Grey Zone: Doctoring Post-Dobbs
The landscape of reproductive health in the United States has long been contested and remains ever-changing. Since the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision overturned Roe v. Wade, clinicians across the United States have been faced with difficult decisions that require a reconciliation of clinical obligation and legal restriction. Our project focuses specifically on investigating this issue from the perspective of healthcare providers in states that have some of the most restrictive reproductive health landscapes in the country. With a specific emphasis on Georgia, we strive to understand how clinicians at teaching institutions, such as Emory, evaluate and care for pregnancy-related emergencies amidst restrictive policies. Our work incorporates a variety of interviews to provide a holistic understanding of the stakeholders involved, from the policy makers to those in academia, medical students, impacted communities, and finally, clinicians who have worked in Obstetrics and Gynecology and witnessed changing practices over the last decade. Project by Avantika Aggarwal, Hanna Boughanem and Saanvi Rai.
Make Alphas Great Again – How Online Fitness Spaces Turn Biology into a Moral and Political Ideology
The project is grounded through one driving question: How do online fitness communities transform biological frameworks related to testosterone, masculinity, and discipline into moral and political frameworks that influence young men’s right-wing identity formation? To investigate this nuanced question, we took on the challenge of examining the evolution of the online fitness community through different angles, using our assigned analytical objects, such as masculinity, testosterone, and identity politics. These objects will not only aid in understanding the biological claims circulating in these communities, but also in how these claims are socially reconstructed to serve and support different cultural and political ideologies. Project by Azaan Bilal, Rahi Patel and Joshua Thomas.