Sociology Alumna Heidi Reynolds-Stenson Publishes First Book
GVSU Alumna and Assistant Professor of Sociology, Heidi Reynolds-Stenson, published her first book entitled "Cultures of Resistance" with Rutgers University Press in Summer of 2022.
The Sociology Department at GVSU is a community of critical scholars who analyze the context of social interaction and the construction of difference in society. Sociology is the study and understanding of human interaction, how society effects individuals and how individuals effect society. We offer two majors—a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree that emphasizes research and data analysis, and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) that emphasizes foreign language skills and the humanities. We also offer a minor program that fits well with nearly any major.
Whichever major or minor program in Sociology you choose, we study the family, schools, peer groups, environment, gender, ethnicity, politics, economics, popular culture, sustainability, religion, life course, and other substantive areas. Wherever people interact and whatever they create, all the good and the bad of life and the stuff in between, that is the science of sociology.
The Sociology Department is part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
GVSU Alumna and Assistant Professor of Sociology, Heidi Reynolds-Stenson, published her first book entitled "Cultures of Resistance" with Rutgers University Press in Summer of 2022.
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Sociological Scholarship Opportunity
The Sociology Department is very pleased to offer the Robert and Linda '89 Rynbrandt Endowed Sociology Scholarship, funded by a generous grant from the Rynbrandt family. The purpose of this scholarship is to encourage and assist sociology majors with the costs of their junior and senior year at GVSU. Please click here for detailed information.
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