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Welcome to Sociology at Calvin

Who's in your circle?

StudentsEver wonder why some people are in your circle and others are not? Where do you live? Do you ever think about why some people live in the suburbs, others in the country and still others in the city?

Consider these and many other questions when you study sociology at Calvin. What is sociology? Find out.

Learn more about majors and minors in sociology, search for sociology scholarships and learn about research and internship opportunities that can give you helpful practical experience in the work place.

You can also find out what kind of jobs are available to those with a career in sociology, and discover what some of our recent graduates are doing.

News and Events

Lectures by Dr. Mary Pattillo and Dr. Elaine Ecklund

On Wed., Nov. 3, the 2011 Donald Bouma Lecture Series speaker, Dr. Mary Pattillo of Northwestern University in Chicago, lectured on “Race, Poverty and ‘Choice’ Policies” (link to lecture
http://vimeo.com/34966977).

On Monday, Dec. 5, guest speaker Dr. Elaine Howard Ecklund of Rice Univeristy presented a lecture entitled "Science, Atheism, and People of Faith: The Need for Dialogue" (link to lecture
http://vimeo.com/34909368).

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