Dr. Cameron Lippard Named Department Chair of Sociology
Mar 5, 2019
Dr. Cameron Lippard will assume the position of department chair for the Department of Sociology, in the College of Arts and Sciences as of March 1, 2...
Dr. Ted Thornhill Presents His Research on Race and College Admissions
Feb 27, 2019
In collaboration with the Department of Culture, Gender, and Global Studies, the Department of Sociology cordially invites you to attend a premiere re...
Sociology Students Travel to Cherokee to Learn about Indigenous People of North Carolina
Jan 14, 2019
Dr. Anastacia Schulhoff's SOC 4560 Race and Ethnicity class took a field trip to Cherokee, North Carolina. Students explored the oftentimes hidden rac...
Elderly Care Journey: Author-Meets-Critics
Sep 28, 2018
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"Making sense of mistreatment: intersectionality and perceptions of everyday discrimination”
Feb 23, 2018
Dr. Catherine E. Harnois, Professor in the Department of Sociology and a core faculty member in the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexualit...
Dr. David Embrick: Sanctuaries of White Supremacy: Boundaries of White Space(s) and White Resistance to Change
Feb 1, 2018
ABSTRACTThe recent battles, both overt and subtle, regarding the removal of confederate statues and other symbols of white supremacy, is often assumed...
The Sociology of War: Student Documentary Focuses on PTSD
Jan 5, 2017
One of the courses offered by App State's Department of Sociology is SOC 3800: Sociology of War. This course defines the social institutions of war an...
Amanda Anthony: "Consuming Authenticity: The Influence of Racial Authenticity on Our Everyday Lives."
Oct 25, 2016
The Department of Sociology and the Multicultural Student Development welcomes Dr. Amanda Koontz Anthony to present her research on authenticity, “C...
Sociology: Essential to General Education
Aug 8, 2016
Just like breakfast cereal, sociology courses represent an important part of a complete and total experience within a university education. In a recen...
Check out the Sociology of Health and Aging Concentration!
Aug 1, 2016
Starting this Fall of 2016, the Department of Sociology will be offering a newly-revised Bachelor of Science concentration in the Sociology of Health ...