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Welcome to the Sociology program at St. Cloud State University. Our twelve faculty members teach and conduct research on the pressing social issues of our time. With an emphasis on sociological approaches to thinking about social change, social well being, and social justice at the local, regional and global scale, our curriculum enables students to learn valuable analytical, methodological, critical thinking and communications skills.
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RECENT NEWS! CONGRATULATIONS ZACH LAMB! Winner of the Sociologists of Minnesota Undergraduate Paper Competition: Zach Lamb presenting his 1st prize paper on "Liberation Theology and the Political Economy of Modernizationist Capitalism: The Historical Case Studies of Nicaragua and the Philippines,” written for Dr. Philion's spring 2009 Sociology of Religion class. More photos of SCSU students and alumni at the Sociologists of Minnesota Annual Meeting, click here! ************************************************ Here are photos of Sociology students presenting at the recent SCSU Student Research Colloquium *********************************************** Congratulations to 2009 Scholarship Winners David Reily, Alyssa Horton, Aaron Hagan, and Valerie Steffl!! Pics Here! *********************************************** Congratulations Carmelle Adams-Case! Carmelle has won the 2009 SCSU Distinguished Master's Thesis Award for her thesis titled: "Including (and Excluding) the 'Ally" in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Identity Movements." It just made front page news in SCSU Grad News ! Her thesis will be nominated for the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools Distinguished Thesis Award. Carmelle's thesis is the first thesis in the Social Responsibility Program to receive this award. Carmelle's committee included Stephen Philion (Chair), Jiping Zuo, Lindah Mhando and Linda Butenoff. *********************************************** Click here for more recent sociology news and events!

What is Sociology?

Sociology is about people. It's about how people interact and why they behave as they do. Whether you look at a family, a business, or a sporting event, you're looking at something with which sociology is involved. No matter what you do in your personal and professional life, or where you go, you can use sociology. Sociological research contributes to our understanding of individuals, groups, organizations, communities, and societies. Practicing sociologists conduct or assist in problem-solving interventions on all of these levels.

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Dr. Sandrine Zerbib introduces the sociology program at SCSU
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Sociology students from classes taught by Dr. Elizabeth Scheel, Dr. Paul Greider, and Dr. Linda Havir participating in the Civic Engagement Fair on April 08, 2009.

David Reily holds his 2009 College of Social Sciences Olge Hart Scholarship Certificate and is congratulated by his SOC 301 (Social Inequality) Professor Becky Freilinger. For more photos of Sociology majors who won COSS scholarships, go to this link

 

(From right) Prof. Paul Greider with students Lisa Anastasi and Billie Eliszewski at CASA Guadalupe, a social service organization for immigrant workers in Cold Spring, MN.

 

Students presenting on the social construction of masculinity in Prof. Elizabeth Scheel-Keita's Social Deviance class.

SCSU students and community members putting the Community Garden to bed at the end of the season. Photo: Tracy Ore