Courses
Sociology looks at the causes and consequences of processes such as the social construction of groups and identity, the evolution of culture, intersubjective meanings, intergroup relations, and hierarchies and social norms.
Featured Courses
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Backlash: Countermovements and Reactionary Rhetoric in the United States
Taught by Daniel Karell
Backlash constitutes a large part of the public discourse and politics in the contemporary United States.
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Inequality, Economic Mobility and Public Policy
Taught by Elijah Anderson
A sociological analysis of the origins, development, and reactions surrounding deviance in contemporary society.
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Health and Illness in Social Context
Taught by Alka Menon
Students analyze how our personal health and public health are shaped by social structures, political struggles, expert knowledge, and medical markets.
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Sports and Society
Taught by Alex Manning
This course seeks to understand this seemingly paradoxical notion that sport is both one of most powerful and least respected and unserious institutions
Senior Project
The non-intensive major requires students to take one additional seminar in Sociology (SOCY 3000-3999) and write a one-credit senior essay (SOCY 4100). Students will conduct an extensive literature review on a sociological topic of their choice.
The intensive major gives students an opportunity to undertake a yearlong program of original research (SOCY 4200, 4201), which requires substantial independent work. This includes, an extensive literature review, research design, data collection, data analysis, and argumentation.
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Students planning to study abroad in their junior year are strongly encouraged to begin meeting specific requirements in their sophomore year. They should also discuss the options for their course of study with the DUS before finalizing their plans.
