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Department of Sociology
Social Sciences 400
P.O.Box 210027
Tucson, AZ 85721-0027
Tel: (520) 621-3531
Fax: (520) 621-9875
Interim Department Head
Dr. Don Grant
Social Sciences 437A
Tel: (520) 621-3466
grantd@email.arizona.edu
Study Sociology in Italy
Arizona in Italy is an exciting study abroad opportunity in Orvieto, Italy. Students have the ability to take courses in Sociology, Psychology, Communications, and other fields. Courses will be taught in English by UA teachers. Applications are due by April 15, 2012. For more information, please visit our Sociology in Italy page.... more
Welcome to Department of Sociology at the University of Arizona
The Department of Sociology at Arizona has a history of excellence in research and teaching, and has long been a wellspring of innovation in theory and methods. Sociology explores and analyzes issues vital to our own lives, our communities, our nation, and the world. The undergraduate major provides a foundation for careers in many professional fields, and for graduate training as a sociologist in academia, government, business, or community agencies.
Our graduate training prepares students for careers in research and teaching. The Department is widely recognized as one of the top programs in the United States. Our faculty includes senior members who are nationally and internationally acknowledged authorities in their fields, and some of the best young scholars in the country.
Department News
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Congratulations to the recent Bunis and Bowers award winners! The winners of the Raymond Bowers Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Paper are: 1st prize: Cindy Cain for “Integrating Dark Humor and Compassion: Identities and Presentations of Self in the Front and Back Regions of Hospice” 2nd prize (tie): Taylor Danielson for “The Boundaries...
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A collaboration between doctoral students Dave Melamed and Eric Schoon and Professor Ron Breiger, entitled "The Duality of Clusters and Statistical Interactions," has been accepted for publication by the journal Sociological Methods and Research.
