Department of Sociology
We're the oldest sociology department in the United States - we study social life, social change and the social causes and consequences of human behavior.
Why Sociology?
- It opens plenty of career opportunities at the local, state, and federal levels
- It has relevance across a variety of fields
- You'll learn how to understand the world around you
- It prepares you for the pursuit of professional and graduate degrees
- It's a fascinating and multifaceted discipline
KU Sociology in the News
Liz Felix paper on mental health recognized in KU News
https://news.ku.edu/news/article/mental-health-stigma-negatively-influences-those-even-with-good-intentions-research-finds
Brian Donovan's MSNBC Taylor Swift Opinion Piece
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour ripple effect goes well beyond ticket sales. ...
Jarron Saint Onge co-authored article for Urban Science
Authors: Nathaniel Brunsell, David Rahn, Elizabeth Wesley, Jarron Saint Onge (Geography & Atmospheric Science | Sociology), (2024), Urban Science, 8(4), 176. ...
Liz Felix article published by Sage Journals, in Society and Mental Health. Oct 2024.
Unmasking the Aversive Stigmatizer: Integrating Deliberate and Automatic Cognition in the Study of Mental Health Stigma and Perceived Dangerousness ...
Undergraduate Program
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Graduate Program
Our graduate program allows you to learn alongside nationally recognized scholars and explore topics through faculty-student collaboration.
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