Faculty of the Sociology Department at Boston College are dedicated to our theme of Social Economy and Social Justice: Gender, Race and Class in a Global Context. More specifically, faculty's areas of specialization include:
- Qualitative Methodology
- Global Sociology
- Social and Political Economy
- Sociology of Gender
- Race and Racism
- Social Theory
- Culture, Media, and Consumer Society
- Crime, Deviance, and Social Control
- Organizational Sociology
- Sociology of Religion
- Medical Sociology
- Sociology of Aging
- Social Movements
Not restricted to these areas of study, many faculty in our department also specialize in women's studies, sports, law, social psychoanalysis, quantitative methods, social psychology, anthropology, and many others. Regardless of areas of specialization, Sociology faculty are committed to the integration of both classical and contemporary sociological theory with practice and experience, connecting academic work and the realities of everyday life. A very broad approach to issues concerning social justice is encouraged, and graduate students are given the support to follow their passions for intellectual discovery. It is the goal of our faculty to establish a collaborative, flexible learning environment in which students can achieve their full potential.
Graduate students work closely with faculty on research and publication projects. Publication of doctoral dissertations is encouraged, and we have many examples of co-authored publications between faculty and students. Our department boasts supportive relations between faculty and graduate students and a cohesive community among graduate students, who share a common passion for themes of social justice and social change, as well as a more general love of intellectual inquiry in sociology.
