THE SOCIOLOGY MAJOR

STUDENTS WHO MAJOR IN SOCIOLOGY WILL STUDY A BROAD RANGE OF TOPICS TAUGHT IN A WIDE VARIETY OF COURSES. HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE DO AND TEACH.
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Sociologists are interested in everything about the social world. You will learn about...
People (Understanding People) - Interaction (Social Psychology) - Groups (Collective Behavior) - Societies (Social Problems) - Cultures (World Views)

We study the full range of human activities and experiences. You will learn about...
Attitudes - Beliefs - Values - Institutions (Family Sociology, Sociology of Religion, Law and the World, etc.) - How we live in our communities, cities, neighborhoods, etc. (The Community)- Things we we do, such as work (Human Relationships in the Workplace) and recreate (Sociology of Sports) - And the full range of human experiences during our lives, based on, for example, our gender (Sex and Gender), events that might affect us (Victimology), illness (Medical Sociology), how we age (Gerontology), and how we die (Death and Dying)

We investigate the problems our society faces and search for solutions. You will learn about...
Poverty (Social Class and Inequality) - Crime (Criminology and Juvenile Delinquency) - Drugs (Sociology of Addiction) Discrimination (Minority Groups)- Population Growth (Population and Society)- Environmental Threats (Plagues and Peoples)

We study different theories of society and do research of many kinds to understand how our society works, how our experiences and lives are shaped by social processes, and how the knowledge we acquire might be applied and become a basis for social action and social change. You will learn about...
Theoretical Pperspectives (Foundations of Theory and Contemporary Sociological Theories) - Analysis and Interpretation (Social Analysis) - Surveys, Observation and Interviewing (Research Methods) - Data Analysis (Statistics)