Sociology Department

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The sociology department is a community of critical scholars who analyze the context of social interaction and the construction of difference in society. Faculty utilize qualitative and quantitative methods to develop insight on a wide range of substantive areas.

The department seeks to 1) engage students in critical examination of their own social world and those beyond their personal experience, and 2) examine how society reproduces itself in the individual and how individuals think and behave within institutional contexts.

socdept@gvsu.edu 331-3730

Sociology and Service Learning in Ghana 2012!

Affiliate Professor Joseph Verschaeve will be leading a seven-week program offering students the extraordinary experience of learning about a fascinating culture through the holistic combination of the classroom, social experiences, and service-learning in Ghana, Africa.

June 15 - August 2^nd

For information go to: http://www.wix.com/katkey1444/ghana#!

You can sign up at: www.gvsu.edu/studyabroad