Department of Sociology

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About the Sociology Program

The Sociology undergraduate program offers students the opportunity to examine the organization, structure, societal changes among the various social groups. Never has there been a greater need for sociological understanding and research focused on the problems and issues of our time. We combine rigorous methods of inquiry and analysis to examine social problems pertaining to uncertainty about the economy, health care, labor market, race and ethnic relations, mass media, the environment, social movements, shifting gender arrangements and issues, deviance and social control, and religion are just some of the issues you will study as a sociology major.  The Sociology Department is home to the Social Research Institute (SRI). Purdue has a student chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, a sociology/law and society organization. Students interested in legal professions and occupations are encouraged to join the Purdue Pre-Law Club. Law and Society majors may pursue a service learning course in their third or fourth year.

Faculty

The Department of Sociology Directory

Contact Information

Mailing Address:
700 W. State Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2059
Phone: (765) 494-4668 Fax: (765) 496-1476

General Information:
Candy Lawson, Main Office Secretary
lawsoncl@purdue.edu
765-494-4668

Please visit Sociology for more information.

Graduate Information

For Graduate Information please see Sociology Graduate Program Information .

Programs

• Digital Criminology, BA
• Law and Society, BA
• Sociology, BA

• Law and Society Minor
• Sociology Minor

Courses

• SOC 10000 - Introductory Sociology
• SOC 22000 - Social Problems
• SOC 26700 - Religion In The Modern World
• SOC 27500 - Sociology Of Aging And The Life Course
• SOC 28500 - Criminal Law And Procedure
• SOC 31000 - Race And Ethnicity
• SOC 31200 - American Society
• SOC 31600 - Industry And Society
• SOC 32400 - Criminology
• SOC 32600 - Social Conflict And Criminal Justice
• SOC 32700 - Crime, Deviance And Mass Media
• SOC 32800 - Criminal Justice
• SOC 33400 - Urban Sociology
• SOC 33500 - Political Sociology
• SOC 33800 - Global Social Movements
• SOC 33900 - Sociology Of Global Development
• SOC 34000 - General Social Psychology
• SOC 34100 - Culture And Personality
• SOC 34400 - Environmental Sociology
• SOC 35000 - Sociology Of Family
• SOC 35200 - Drugs, Culture, And Society
• SOC 35600 - Hate And Violence
• SOC 36700 - Religion In America
• SOC 36800 - The Social Significance Of Religion
• SOC 36900 - Religion And Chinese Society
• SOC 37400 - Medical Sociology
• SOC 37700 - Sociology Of Mental Health
• SOC 38200 - Introduction To Statistics In Sociology
• SOC 38300 - Introduction To Research Methods In Sociology
• SOC 39000 - Individual Research In Sociology
• SOC 39100 - Selected Topics In Sociology
• SOC 39103 - Applied Internship In Sociology
• SOC 40200 - Sociological Theory
• SOC 40900 - Social Networks
• SOC 41100 - Social Inequality
• SOC 41900 - Sociology Of Law
• SOC 42100 - Juvenile Delinquency
• SOC 42300 - Field Practicum In Sociology And Law And Society
• SOC 42600 - Social Deviance And Control
• SOC 42900 - Sociology Of Protest
• SOC 43200 - Work In Contemporary America
• SOC 45000 - Gender Roles In Modern Society
• SOC 45400 - Family Violence
• SOC 46100 - Health And Social Behavior
• SOC 48900 - Research Internship In Sociology And Law And Society
• SOC 49300 - Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Seminar
• SOC 49700 - Senior Honors Seminar
• SOC 49800 - Senior Honors Paper

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