Ninth Floor Langdale Hall
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sociology.gsu.edu

Erin Ruel, Chair
Deirdre Oakley, Undergraduate Director

We are a leading sociology department with a history of excellence in scholarly research, undergraduate education, graduate training, and community engagement.

Through innovative scholarship, teaching and community service, we craft, translate, and disseminate sociological knowledge to foster social justice. We specialize in promoting deeper public understanding of global, urban, and community inequalities related to social class, race, gender, sexuality, aging, education, and health.

Interdisciplinary Programs

Gerontology, B.I.S.  

Social Justice, Undergraduate Certificate  

Programs

• Sociology, B.A.

• Sociology and Gerontology, B.A.-M.A.
• Sociology, B.A.-M.A.

• Sociology, Minor

Courses

• SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology
• SOCI 1160 - Introduction to Social Problems
• SOCI 3010 - Social Statistics
• SOCI 3020 - Social Research Methods-CTW
• SOCI 3030 - Sociological Theory
• SOCI 3040 - Cognition and Society
• SOCI 3101 - Families and Society
• SOCI 3110 - Identity, Self, and Social Interaction
• SOCI 3124 - Diversity and Aging
• SOCI 3130 - Sociology of Food
• SOCI 3140 - Sociology of HIV/AIDS
• SOCI 3152 - Birth and Parenthood
• SOCI 3156 - Sexuality and Society
• SOCI 3160 - Sociological Domestic Field School
• SOCI 3162 - African-American Family
• SOCI 3180 - Housing and Inequality
• SOCI 3201 - Wealth, Power, and Inequality
• SOCI 3212 - Race and Ethnic Relations
• SOCI 3213 - Immigration
• SOCI 3216 - Gender and Society
• SOCI 3220 - Activism, Protest, and Revolution
• SOCI 3222 - Deviant Behavior
• SOCI 3224 - Crime and Punishment
• SOCI 3346 - Drug Use and Abuse
• SOCI 3350 - Social Change and the Future
• SOCI 3352 - Mental Illness in the United States
• SOCI 3354 - Sociology of Popular Culture
• SOCI 3356 - Queer Studies
• SOCI 3358 - Environmental Sociology
• SOCI 3360 - Global Sociology
• SOCI 3390 - Selected Topics
• SOCI 4110 - Aging Policy and Services
• SOCI 4116 - Aging and Society
• SOCI 4119 - Global Aging and Families
• SOCI 4122 - Death, Dying, and Loss
• SOCI 4218 - Power and Politics
• SOCI 4226 - Urban Sociology
• SOCI 4230 - Sociology of Health and Illness
• SOCI 4310 - Issues in the African-American Community
• SOCI 4311 - African American Relationships
• SOCI 4312 - African-American Women in the United States
• SOCI 4315 - Girls
• SOCI 4320 - Sport and Society
• SOCI 4330 - Music and Society
• SOCI 4350 - Social Justice I: Framework
• SOCI 4351 - Social Justice II: Praxis
• SOCI 4360 - Religion and Society
• SOCI 4361 - Dying in America
• SOCI 4380 - Educational Sociology
• SOCI 4870 - Honors Thesis I
• SOCI 4880 - Honors Thesis II
• SOCI 4980 - Internship
• SOCI 4990 - Capstone
• SOCI 4995 - Directed Readings BIS-CTW