Academic Program

The program of this department emphasizes that Sociology and Anthropology are engaged in a common intellectual task. Studies in the department are directed toward understanding the order, meaning, and coherence of life in human societies and cultures as well as the pressures and contradictions that produce patterns of conflict and change. Courses variously emphasize the comparative study of societies and cultures, the conditions of social organization as well as disorganization, evolution and the bases of human adaptation, change as well as continuity, gender and culture, and the symbolic aspects of human social life. Emphasis is also placed on the relevance of Sociology and Anthropology to the study of contemporary and, particularly, American society, and to contemporary social problems. The department strongly encourages students to carry out their own research and offers internship opportunities as well as courses in research methods.

In addition to exploring the mutuality of Sociology and Anthropology, members of the department and their courses have many links to neighboring disciplines such as Biology, Education, English, History, Literature, Philosophy, Psychology, and Religion. The department also participates in a Special Major in Linguistics and in the following concentrations for the class of 2002 and 2003: Asian Studies, Black Studies, Environmental Studies, Francophone Studies, German Studies, and Interpretation Theory and a minor in these same areas for students in the class of 2003 and 2004.

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