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Academic Departments

The Davidson Sociology community is comprised of active and engaged faculty members who, while being maintaining positions of leadership in academic sociology, center their teaching and advising work in their professional identities.

Sociology majors are working researchers–they have the opportunity to present at academic conferences, co-publish with their professors, and distinguish themselves during their time at Davidson. Whether looking forward to futures in industry, social justice, the academy or the government, our majors have the background to effect positive social change.

Courses You Might Take

SOC 316
Digital Media & Social Change

This course walks students through the various ways digital media has impacted social change at the global level. From the Arab Spring movements and Black Lives Matter protests, to a global turn towards right-wing fascism, digital and social media have played key roles in facilitating social and political conflicts as well as change. 

SOC 206
Asians in the US and Asia

This course explores the sociological study of the construction of race in Asia and the making of Asian Americans in the United States. This course challenges two prevailing notions: 1) history of race is irrelevant in Asia, and 2) Asian Americans are homogenous and very marginal in numbers. 

SOC 275
Charlotte: Problems & Promises

We will focus on the most pressing social issues that face the City of Charlotte. By consulting with local experts and interacting with the local news, students will identify additional areas of focus. The course will investigate the sociological roots of the problem, and examine the solutions that researchers and policy experts propose for the problems that we identify.

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