Sociology Department

Our department prides itself in offering students the opportunity to study with professors who are master teachers and who are also scholars involved in fascinating research. To study with our faculty, whether in the classroom or in independent research, means that you will be exposed to a wide variety of topics that range from globalization to environmental illness, from deviance to technology, from gender and racial inequality to aging.

In the News

School Choice Increases School Segregation

Choice is generally thought to be a good thing. But with any choice comes consequence--intentional or otherwise.

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Professor Kate Slevin: "Naming Diversity"

Professor Kate Slevin

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Perspectives

Koji Ukai

Sociology Featured Student: Koji Ukai

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Rachel Welty, '08, with children in Kayamandi, South Africa

Sociology Featured Student: Rachel Welty

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