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We have 12 full-time faculty members who conduct research and teach courses on a range of compelling topics, including the sociology of culture, family, law, religion, education, work, race and ethnicity, gender, business, criminal justice, politics, immigration, sport, emotion, and health. Our courses offer students the opportunity to examine the often complex causes and consequences of socioeconomic status, gender, race, and sexual orientation inequality. Students can earn certification for concentrations in crime and criminal justice, business and society, and the social determinants of health and well-being.
News and Announcements
Responding to Racialized Policing Part II
Dr. Brittany P. Battle is one of the panelists speaking in response to the verdict from the trial of Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. The Slavery, Race and Memory Project along with the WFU Law School Criminal Justice Program and the Center for RECAAL will host, “Responding…
Stepping Into Queer Parenting
The Sociology Department, in sponsorship with The Department of the Provost, hosted the second webinar, in a series of talks on Colorblind Racism Across Institutions. Stepping Into Queer Parenting, facilitated by Dr. Andrea Gomez-Cervantes, featured guest speaker Dr. Katie L. Acosta, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at…
Congratulations to Dr. Brittany P. Battle
Congratulations to Dr. Brittany P. Battle, winner of the 2021 Winter SWS Social Actions Initiative Award. As the co-founder of Triad Abolition Project, a grassroots organization working to dismantle the carceral state, and the Forsyth County Police Accountability & Reallocation Coalition, a collective of grassroots organizations working to defund law…
Race and Racism in the Healthcare Workforce: A Conversation with Dr. Adia Harvey Wingfield
In sponsorship with The Department of the Provost, the Sociology Department hosted our third installment in a series of talks on Colorblind Racism Across Institutions on April 20, 2021, from 5:00 pm to 6:15 pm. This talk featured the work of Dr. Adia Harvey Wingfield and focused on her…