Elizangela Storelli is Associate Professor of Sociology at George Mason University. She is also the director of the Sociology MA Program. She earned her MA in Sociology from American University with an emphasis on global sociology and her Ph.D. in Sociology from Boston College with emphases in aging...
Cortney Hughes Rinker is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and the Director of the Global Affairs program. She earned her Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of California, Irvine with emphases in Feminist Studies and Medicine, Science, and Technology Studies. ...
I am PhD student in Sociology at George Mason University. I came to Mason after obtaining my M.A. in Sociology from the University of Houston. I currently work for AARP as a PhD Research Intern for their Advocacy, Community, and Engagement team within the Policy Research International department. S...
The MA in sociology offers students the ability to study general sociology or emphasize in an area such as sex and gender; crime, delinquency, and corrections; race and ethnicity; and others. Students learn to apply sociological knowledge to the analysis of social processes and systems.
Hi, I'm Janis! I am currently pursuing my master's in anthropology. This fall is my final semester. My thesis focuses on the intersections of urban design, youth street skateboarding, and urban governance. My research site is located at Freedom Plaza AKA Pulaski Park in Washington, D.C. It is one of ...
Cortney Hughes Rinker (Director of the Global Affairs Program and Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology) has a chapter in the volume, Anthropological Perspectives on Aging (University Press of Florida), edited by Britteny M. Howell and Ryan P. Harrod. Her chapter, “The A...
Cortney Hughes Rinker has a new chapter that appears in the Routledge Handbook on Women in the Middle East edited by Suad Joseph and Zeina Zaatari (Routledge 2023) titled, “Women’s Health and Aging in the Middle East.” Hughes Rinker’s chapter focuses on the impacts of an aging population on women’s h...
A sociology degree will prepare you for a variety of careers in non-profit work and community betterment. Some of these jobs include: Jobs Non-Profit Coordinator Social Services /Housing Advocate Fundraising Coordinator Grant Writer Volunteer Coordinator Mental Health Services Coordi...
Sociocultural anthropology is the study of human similarities and differences and their impact on a wide range of social phenomena. The salient features of our epoch—global communications, a world market, mass migrations, urban growth, social and economic inequality, and intra- as well as internation...
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology integrates two disciplines, benefiting from their shared interests while maintaining their distinct identities. The department is committed to pursuing matters that anthropology and sociology have shared since their inception—understanding the imprint of c...
