Areas of Specialization

Below are the 7 areas of specialization our program offers, as well as the faculty who work within each area.

Culture and Knowledge - Anspach, Armstrong, Best, Boutyline, Cech, de Souza Leão, Frye, Gocek, Jansen, Lacy, Livne, Martin, Owen-Smith, Steinmetz, Young, Zubryzcki

Economic Sociology & Organizations - Armstrong, de Souza Leão, Gaston, Krippner, Livne, Mizruchi, Owen-Smith, Stuart Brundage

Gender & Sexuality - Anspach, Armstrong, Cech, Frye, Gocek, Levitsky, Martin, Sweet, Watkins-Hayes, Zhou

Health & Healthcare - Anderson, Anspach, Best, Burgard, Livne, Morenoff, Owen-Smith, Watkin-Hayes

Power, History, and Social Change - Armstrong, Boutyline, de Souza Leão, Gaston, Gocek, Jansen, Kim, Krippner, Levitsky, Mizruchi, Pedraza, Steinmetz, Stuart Brundage, Sweet, Zubrzycki

Race, Ethnicity, & Immigration - Bruch, Burgard, Kim, Lacy, Manduca, Morenoff, Pedraza, Young

Social Demography - Anderson, Axinn, Bruch, Burgard, Frye, Killewald, Manduca, Morenoff, Smock, Zhou

For a more descriptive list of the department's faculty research clusters go to the Faculty by Fields of Study page.