On February 3, 2017, Professor Heidi Taylor, Department of Sociology, Bates College presented the fourth event of the Sociology Research Luncheon informal presentation on “Observational Methods in ...

The basic method in the sociology of religion has been survey research. This has produced valuable results but has placed historical constraints on its future development. It has produced a narrow ...

I. The failure to deduce the facts of history from a single formula is due to fallacious assumptions, (1) of the uniformity of evolution of all societies, (2) of the single origin of all the phenomena ...

This course covers the fundamentals of social science research design. Emphasis is placed on principles that are applicable in all kinds of research, from surveys to participant observation, from ...

The Department of Sociology offers a graduate program leading to the Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Sociology and participates in a graduate program leading to the Ph.D. degree in Social Psychology.

The Department of Sociology equips students to engage in positive social change to transform the world around them. Sociology at SCU capitalizes on the diversity of research methods and approaches ...

Scientific: Sociology employs scientific principles, such as objectivity, empirical evidence, and hypothesis testing, to ...

Carol Thomas' seminal work on the contested relations of and between the sociologies of health, illness, and disability has resulted in a plethora of critical insights into disabled people’s sense of ...