Students wanting to study law benefit from studying sociology of crime, gangs, deviance, social problems, family, divorce, drug and alcohol use and abuse, and domestic violence.

Dr. Becker’s second major book, “Art Worlds,” one of the first American volumes on the sociology of art, was published in 1982. It was based in part on his experience with photography, an ...

At Santa Clara, he teaches Principles of Sociology, Sociology of the Criminal Justice System, and Sociology of Deviance, Sociology of Crime, Gender and Justice, and Sociology of Law. Patrick ...

In sociology, the concept of deviance is best described as a lack of compliance with social norms. Most citizens, at some stage in their life, will be deviant.

Mike Vuolo is an assistant professor of sociology at The Ohio State University. His research interests include crime, law, and deviance, sociology of work and education, health, substance use, the ...

Jesse M. Smith is Professor of Sociology at Western Michigan University. His research and teaching are centered on secularity and religion, social deviance, self and identity, and qualitative methods.

Students who pursue a degree in sociology will gain an in-depth understanding of human societies and how they develop, are maintained and change. Sociology analyzes a range of human social behavior ...

Not-so-deviant random acts of kindness. 1. Grab a couple dozen sweets or bagels for coworkers. 2. Help someone load groceries into his car. 3. Hand a $10 bill to a gas attendant pumping a stranger ...

The Department of Sociology at the University of Nevada, Reno examines the development of social classes, gender roles and the development of modern society. It offers both undergraduate and graduate ...