Sociology

The Sociology BA program equips you with the tools to critically examine the social world around you, like the institutions and policies that shape opportunities as well as cultures, social norms, and social contexts that influence identity and behavior.

Focusing on issues ranging from race, gender, immigration, culture, and religion, you’re encouraged to critically engage with contemporary social challenges at both local and global scales.

 

Courses

A sampling of the coursework offered includes:

• Self and Society
• Sociology of Education
• Social (In)Justice and the Law
• Birth and Death
• Unveiling the Bro Code
• On Fashion
• Families, Communities, Cultures

See the Courses page for more.

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Professor Lisa Jean Moore leads a group exploring the habitat and plight of the horseshoe crab on Brooklyn's Plumb Beach.