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The 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 research includes studies of the culture of science, organizations, and the city; collective memory, and the collective identities of race, ethnicity, and nation; gender and inequality in global perspective;religion and the family; care and caregivers; class and education; economic and historical sociology. 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. "A man is well educated when he knows where tofind what he doesn't know." - Georg Simmel, German Philosopher and Sociologist 1858-1918 |
Presidential Interns 2012 - President Teresa Sullivan will continue the undergraduate internship program in the President's office for Spring 2012. Meet this year's interns - Ari Dimas, Aubrey Harrington & Alexis Smith. Sociology of Work - President & Sociology Professor Teresa Sullivan taught a Jterm 2012 course on Sociology of Work. It's part of an emerging trend of University Professors going back to the classroom. View Washington Post article here, OR View UVA Today article here. Sociology of Education - Professor Josipa Roksa & 2011 PhD grad Dan Potter collaborated on an article in the journal Sociology of Education, which was featured in a recent ASA newsletter. View article here. "Working Mothers Earn Praise" - Professor Liz Gorman and PhD Candidate Sarah Mosseri collaborate for an op-ed piece in the Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star. Click here for full article. Marriage and Generosity - Professor Brad Wilcox discusses the new research by the National Marriage Project on generosity in marriage. View full article from NY Times . |
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Department of Sociology SOCIOLOGY OFFICE MOVE
The Sociology Office is now located at Dynamics Building at 2015 Ivy Rd, 3rd floor. |
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