Margaret Zeddies is a Sociology PhD Student at George Mason University. Her dissertation focuses on postcolonial study abroad and how how study abroad can be part of global systems of power and inequality. A postcolonial approach to study abroad takes issue with the premise of global citizenship unle...
The BA in sociology helps students understand the social forces that shape the world. Students learn how social movements emerge from the collective efforts of individuals. They study the role that social forces play in defining racial identities and gender roles.
Lili Deveneau is a sociology master’s student with a passion for social justice and human rights. Through research, policy, and collaboration, her goal is to eliminate child sexual abuse via collaborative education and multi-pronged preventive efforts. She received a bachelor’s degree in Sociology fr...
Daniel H. Temple received a BA in anthropology from Arizona State University in 2001 and Ph.D. in biological anthropology from The Ohio State University in 2007. He teaches courses that focus on bioarchaeology, human growth and development, the social histories and epistimes underlying the developmen...
Amy L. Best is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at George Mason University, where she also serves as the director of the Center for Social Science Research. Her research focuses primarily on the study of social inequalities, with specific interest in how gender, ...
A sociology degree will prepare you for a variety of careers in teaching, student support and university administration. Some of these jobs include: Jobs Youth Development Specialist Camp Director/ Assistant Vocational Counselor Information/ Library Services Adult Learning Instructor ...
This course explores the social and cultural contexts of childhood as it has changed through the centuries moving from the role of children as contributors to the family economy in Colonial Times to the extended dependence on families that has effectively prolonged “childhood” in contemporary western...
