Sociology

Welcome to Sociology

Sociology is the study of patterns of social relations and how those patterns shape what people do and think. From community and conflict, family and inequality, social change and religion, crime and conformity, class and race, gender and work, few fields offer students such breadth in the study of the social world we all inhabit.

For undergraduates we offer an exciting array of classes, where students can study everything from human sexuality to the sociology of culture, from issues related to aging to pressing questions of inequality and poverty. Students have great opportunities to work closely with our faculty and teaching staff; our wide range of courses offers undergraduates both breadth and depth in their study of sociology.

For graduate students we offer an excellent Master’s and PhD program. Our MA program has long provided outstanding training as preparation for PhD programs or for work in non-profit organizations, businesses, and government agencies. Our new PhD program offers advanced training, in general sociological theory and cutting edge methodologies for the analysis of social data, with particular emphasis on expertise in the analysis of social inequalities and social institutions.

On November 8, Jennifer Jordan will give a talk about hops in pre-Prohibition California, as part of the Chicago Brewseum’s “Beer week.”

By sarahw@uwm.edu

The talk is free and virtual, and starts at 6 pm Milwaukee time. Click here for event details Read more →

Dr. Cary Costello is nominated for 2021 UW System award

By lachaus2@uwm.edu

Sociology’s Associate Prof. Cary Costello has been nominated for the 2021 Dr. PB Poorman Award for Outstanding Achievement on behalf of LGBTQ+People. Click here for more information about the Dr. P.B. Poorman Award. Read more →

Sociology Prof. Celeste Campos-Castillo and School of Public Health Prof. Linnea Laestadius receive funding for their new project

By lachaus2@uwm.edu

Together with a team of UWM students, Associate Professors Celeste Campos-Castillo and Linnea Laestadius are going to start a youth advisory board to 1) gather their input on developing research projects studying the impact of artificial intelligence (e.g., chat bots,... Read more →

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College of Letters & ScienceSociology