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Our program equips students with a diverse skill set, including research proficiencies, analytical expertise, problem-solving and critical thinking abilities.

We offer a Bachelor of Arts, which can be an effective stepping-stone on your way to a number of professional careers, including business, law, government, medical, teaching, and more. Our Sociology Minor and Medical Sociology Minor are great ways for students majoring in other areas to effectively round-out their skill set.

We also have a Markets & Management Certificate Program, which draws upon a variety of disciplines and provides an innovative, liberal arts approach to business education.

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SOCIOL 290
Advanced Special Topics in Sociology

Spring 2025: SOCIOL 290: Human-AI Co-EvolutionProfessor Chris BailWF 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.Through readings in sociology, computer science, psychology, and related fields, this class explores how AI and… read more about Advanced Special Topics in Sociology »

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Our highly competitive Ph.D. program provides an intensive program of study, a supportive research environment, and the opportunity to learn the craft of scholarship from our productive and diverse faculty. We believe in fostering an inclusive environment where differences are respected, valued and integrated into every facet of the graduate experience. Through our commitment to diversity, we have an atmosphere conducive to high quality education and research that supports the broad spectrum of differences of our students, faculty and staff.

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Our department’s research is focused in six key “clusters” – which provide unique insights into people, institutions and social phenomena. Each of these areas is supported and led by our talented faculty – many of whom covers multiple research areas – who bring their own distinctive approach to the topics.

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  • Culture, Affect & Cognition
  • Health, Demography & the Life Course
  • Organizational & Economic Sociology
  • Race, Ethnicity & Inequality
  • Religion & Social Change
  • Social Networks & Computational Social Science

Selected Faculty Books

Is It Racist? Is It Sexist?
Is It Racist? Is It Sexist?
Jessi Streib and Betsy Leondar-Wright
China’s New Development Strategies: Upgrading from Above and from Below in Global Value Chains
China’s New Development Strategies: Upgrading from Above and from Below in Global Value Chains
Gary Gereffi (co-editor)
Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America. Sixth Edition
Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America. Sixth Edition
Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
Situating Spirituality: Context, Practice, and Power
Situating Spirituality: Context, Practice, and Power
Anna Sun (co-editor)
Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging
Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging
Danan Gu, Matthew E. Dupre (editors)
Breaking the Social Media Prism: How to Make Our Platforms Less Polarizing
Breaking the Social Media Prism: How to Make Our Platforms Less Polarizing
Chris Bail
Organizations Evolving
Organizations Evolving
Howard E. Aldrich, Martin Ruef, Stephen Lippmann
The Oxford Handbook of Social Networks
The Oxford Handbook of Social Networks
Ryan Light, James Moody
Privilege Lost: Who Leaves the Upper Middle Class and How They Fall
Privilege Lost: Who Leaves the Upper Middle Class and How They Fall
Jessi Streib
Global Value Chains and Development: Redefining the Contours of 21st Century Capitalism (Development Trajectories in Global Value Chains)
Global Value Chains and Development: Redefining the Contours of 21st Century Capitalism (Development Trajectories in Global Value Chains)
Gary Gereffi
Data Visualization: A Practical Introduction
Data Visualization: A Practical Introduction
Kieran Healy
Race and Rurality in the Global Economy
Race and Rurality in the Global Economy
Michaeline A. Crichlow (co-editor)
Global Value Chains and International Development: Framework, Findings and Policies
Global Value Chains and International Development: Framework, Findings and Policies
Gary Gereffi (co-editor)
Racism Without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America, Fifth Edition
Racism Without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America, Fifth Edition
Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
Local Clusters in Global Value Chains: Linking Actors and Territories Through Manufacturing and Innovation
Local Clusters in Global Value Chains: Linking Actors and Territories Through Manufacturing and Innovation
Valentina De Marchi, Eleanora Di Maria, and Gary Gereffi (editors)
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