Department of Sociology
欢迎 to the Sociology Department!
The sociology program's mission is to provide a quality education 在社会学 that meets the contemporary interests and needs of our students within the context of a global society that is growing more diverse and complex.
We seek to prepare our students to practice lifelong learning processes as well as to engage in specific post-college endeavors such as entrance into the labor force or the pursuit of a graduate education.
The sociology program emphasizes the use of sociological theory and research methods to explore the complexities of modern social life. Students are taught to look beyond the classroom and understand more fully the practical applications of sociological principles to everyday social and life experiences.
学习目标
- Implement the theories of significant social theorists such as Karl Marx, 埃米尔·迪尔凯姆, 马克斯•韦伯, WEB杜波依斯, Talcott帕森斯, 赫伯特•布卢姆, 欧文·高夫曼, Patricia Hill Collins, and Dorothy Smith to conceptualize a social problem.
- 连接 social theories to sociological perspectives like structural functionalism, conflict theory, feminism and symbolic interactionism in order to analyze the social world.
- Demonstrate the everyday application of sociology in a way that includes an examination of issues related to race, 性别, 社会阶层, 和性.
- Utilize quantitative and/or qualitative research methods to ethically address sociological questions and analyze empirical data and findings.
- Write and speak about sociological issues in a clear, logically sound, and coherent manner.
- Develop a sociological imagination to make critical connections between lived experiences and social institutions, 结构, 的含义, 和改变.
For More Information
Please feel free to contact the department with any questions or concerns at the following addresses and numbers:
Department of Sociology
Frostburg State University
7 American Street, 3rd floor
Frostburg, Maryland 21532-2303
电话: 301.687.7497
传真:301.687.7964
Administrative Contact: Amanda Bucy
电子邮件: ajbucy@shuguangprinting.com
Cultural Anthropology Minor
联系人:博士. Kara Rogers-Thomas
电子邮件: krogersthomas@shuguangprinting.com
Internship Coordinator
联系人:博士. 约翰·麦克伦
电子邮件: jmcmullen@shuguangprinting.com
Women's Studies Coordinator
联系人:博士. 安吉拉Luvara
电子邮件: alluvara@shuguangprinting.com
The Department of Sociology is part of the FSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social & Behavioral Sciences.