| The Department of Sociology conducts innovative research, while also remaining committed to teaching and mentoring students. Students in the Graduate Program gain an in-depth understanding in the Department's areas of expertise-Family and the Life Course, Law and Social Policy, Social Inequalities, Urban and Community, and Work, Occupations, and Institutions-while also benefiting from close, collaborative relationships with faculty. This unique combination of academic rigor and faculty mentoring prepares students to be first-rate researchers. |