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Department of Sociology at the University of Virginia is committed to a program
of research and teaching that is both firmly grounded in the classical tradition
of the discipline and addressed to contemporary issues. The Department's intellectual distinction is based on work that is macro-sociological, theoretically
driven, and empirically grounded. To take some representative examples, current
scholarship includes analyses of the culture wars, the major trends of the century, stratification
systems in American high schools, consequences of welfare reform,
the rebirth of nationalism, the meaning and effects of marriage, scientific
networks, and organizational change efforts. While theoretically varied, our
work is fully empirical and draws on a broad array of quantitative and qualitative
approaches. Members of the Department are also committed to the enhancement of interdisciplinary approaches.
Department of Sociology |
"The Economy of Dignity" - Professor Allison Pugh discusses the impact of consumer culture on the family in a recent article for UVA's Research News. She has also recently won an "Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Work-Family Career Development Grant" for her project entitled "Why Care?: The Effects of Care on Caregivers."[More Info]
Sociology Assistant Professor Honored - Professor Josipa Roksa has been awarded the University Teaching Fellowship. The award supports impressive junior faculty as they refine their teaching expertise while pursuing strong research agendas. New Faculty - The Sociology Department welcomes Assistant Professor Simone Polillo for Fall 2008. His research interests include economic sociology and network theory, social theory, comparative-historical sociology, World-System theory, and sociology of the self.
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