Sociology

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Chair: Professor D. Hill Butler (unitl June 2026)
Faculty: Professors D. Cotter, M. Goldner, I. Kaplan; Associate Professors D. Hill Butler; T. Stablein; Visiting Assistant Professors A. Atterberry; R. Patterson
Staff: M. Kenneally (Administrative Assistant)

Internships and Field Research. The department encourages students to participate in community internships for academic credit under formal supervision by a member of the sociology faculty. Internships include human service organizations and government/policy offices. Students can enroll in SOC 385  , and SOC 450  . In addition, faculty work closely with students who conduct field research; many department majors present research papers at Union College’s Steinmetz Symposium.

Programs

• Sociology, B.A.

• Sociology (ID), B.A.

• Sociology Minor

Courses

• SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology
• SOC 201 - Social Data Analysis
• SOC 202 - Social Problems, Policy and Pop Culture
• SOC 203 - Social Psychology
• SOC 204 - Social Construction of Deviance
• SOC 205 - Social Work and Human Services
• SOC 206 - Aging and Society
• SOC 207 - Sociology of the Black Religious Experience
• SOC 209 - Staging Black Feminisms
• SOC 212 - The American Family and Cross-Cultural Perspectives
• SOC 221 - School Social Work
• SOC 222 - Schools and Societies
• SOC 223 - Sociology of Religion
• SOC 224 - Sociology of Community
• SOC 225 - Sociology of Work, Occupations, and the Professions
• SOC 226 - Medical Social Work
• SOC 228 - Sociology of Medicine
• SOC 230 - Sociology of the Black Community
• SOC 231 - Sex and Gender in American Society
• SOC 233 - Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality
• SOC 240 - Political Sociology
• SOC 260 - Population and Society: Demographic Trends
• SOC 261 - Crime and Justice in Society
• SOC 262 - Juvenile Delinquency
• SOC 270 - Social Movements, the Environment, and Society
• SOC 271 - Sociology of Disaster
• SOC 284 - Sociology of Women & Health
• SOC 285 - Food, Nutrition and Society
• SOC 290 - Personality, Media, and Society
• SOC 295H - Sociology Honors Independent Project 1
• SOC 296H - Sociology Honors Independent Project 2
• SOC 300 - Quantitative Methods of Social Research
• SOC 302 - Qualitative Social Research Methods
• SOC 305 - History of Sociological Thought
• SOC 314 - America’s War on Drugs: Culture, Conflict, & Social Policy
• SOC 316 - Contemporary Homelessness
• SOC 322 - Sociology of Higher Education
• SOC 323T - Survey of Brazilian Society
• SOC 340 - Inequality and Mobility: From Penthouse to Poorhouse
• SOC 346 - Sociology of Black Women’s Culture
• SOC 359 - Environmental Policy and Resource Management
• SOC 360 - Domestic Violence
• SOC 362 - Family and Community Services
• SOC 364 - Sex and Motherhood
• SOC 370 - Public Health
• SOC 372 - Global Health
• SOC 374 - Mental Health and Society
• SOC 385 - Internships for Community Outreach
• SOC 450 - Environmental Services and Policy
• SOC 490 - Sociology Independent Study 1
• SOC 491 - Sociology Independent Study 2
• SOC 492 - Sociology Independent Study 3
• SOC 493 - Sociology Independent Study 4
• SOC 494 - Sociology Independent Study 5
• SOC 495 - Sociology Independent Study 6
• SOC 496 - Sociology Independent Study 7
• SOC 497 - Sociology Independent Study 8
• SOC 498 - Sociology Senior Thesis 1
• SOC 499 - Sociology Senior Thesis 2

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