Sociology Opportunities and Resources
Find information about academic conferences, national organizations for undergraduate students, help with applying to graduate school, as well as other professional and academic resources in Sociology.
- Professional Conferences and Undergraduate Symposium
- Sociology Associations with Student Memberships
American Sociological Association
American Society of Criminology
Association for the Sociology of Religion
Communication and Information Technologies Section of the American Sociological Association
Mid-South Sociological Association
Midwest Sociological Society (MSS)
North Central Sociological Association
Rural Sociological Society (RSS)
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
Society for the Study of Social Problems
Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction
- Graduate Programs in Sociology
Tennessee
Department of Sociology, University of Tennessee
MS, PhD
Criminology, Environmental Sociology, Political EconomyEast Tennessee State University
MA
General Sociology; Applied SociologyDepartment of Sociology & Anthropology, Middle Tennessee State University
MA
Department of Sociology, University of Memphis
MA
Department of Sociology, Vanderbilt University
PhD
Arts, culture, religion; Cities, states, and political economy; Deviant behavior and social control; Gender and sexuality; Health and the life course; Race, ethnicity, and immigration; Social movements, politics, and power; Work, labor, and occupationsArkansas
Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Arkansas
MA
Alabama
Department of Sociology and Social Work, University of Alabama, Birmingham
MA, PhD
Medical SociologyGeorgia
PhD
Comparative Political Economy and Global Analysis; Culture; Social Psychology; Social InequalityMA, PhD, Joint MA/PhD
Family, Health, and Life Course; ·Gender and Sexuality; Race and Urban StudiesPhD
Criminology, Deviance, & Law; Race, Gender, & Class; Culture; Social Psychology; Work, Occupation, & OrganizationKentucky
Department of Sociology, University of Kentucky
MA, PhD
crime, law and deviance; family, health and children at risk; political sociology and social movements, rural sociology and development; social inequalities; and work, organization and economyMississippi
Department of Sociology, Mississippi State University
MS, PhD
Community Development, Criminology, Social Demography and Social InequalityMissouri
Department of Sociology, University of Missouri - Columbia
PhD
Culture & Identity; Health, Aging, and Environment; Political & Economic Institutions and Social Movements; Social Control & Deviance; Social InequalitiesNorth Carolina
Department of Sociology, Duke University
PhD
Comparative and Historical Sociology; Population Studies; Medical Sociology; Economic Sociology; Stratification; Social Psychology; Sociology of ReligionDepartment of Sociology, University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill
PhD
organizational studies, work and occupations, sociology of the economy, social movements, comparative and historical sociology, life course and family studies, social stratification, social psychology, sociology of religion, quantitative methods, social theory, demography and human ecologyDepartment of Sociology & Criminology, University of North Carolina - Wilmington
MA/MS
Criminology/ Public SociologyDepartment of Sociology, North Carolina State University
PhD
Crime, Deviance and Social Control; Family and Life Course; Global Social Change and Development; Inequality: Class, Race, and Gender; Rural and Community Sociology; Work, Industry and OrganizationsVirginia
Department of Sociology, University of Virginia
MS/PhD
Historical Sociology; Cultural Sociology; Education; Family; Law and Society; Political Sociology; Religion; Sex and Gender; StratificationDepartment of Sociology, Virginia Tech
MS, PhD
Africana Studies; Criminology/Delinquency; Cultural Sociology; Deviant Behavior; Medical Sociology; Mental Health; Work and Labor Markets - Resources
Informational Resources
Criminal Justice Student Resources, Scholarships, and Support Services
Inside Look at Online Criminal Justice Degrees
Departments of Sociology in the U.S.
SocioWeb - Sociological Resources
Child Welfare Information Gateway - substance abuse, statistics
Sociological Literary Resources
The Qualitative Report - An online journal dedicated to qualitative research and critical inquiry.
Research Resources
Census Bureau Press Releases- Provides announcements of new statistics related to a wide range of subjects. Searchable by subject or by date.
Data on the Net - A collection of Internet sites of Social Science statistical data, data catalogs, data libraries, social science gateways, addresses and more
World Resources Institute - Provides statistical projections regarding urbanization.
Miscellaneous
CJ Students- Topics of Interest
Careers in Sociology and Criminal Justice
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