Sociology supports a diverse community of students and faculty working together to research and address real world social issues. Sociology provides an excellent background for students wishing to enter service based professions like social services, ministry, nursing, teaching law enforcement, law, marketing, human resources, journalism, government, business management and entrepreneurialism.

Sociology News

Dr. Slatton Brittany

Dr. Brittany Slatton, PhD from TAMU Sociology in 2009, published in Jama Network Open on vaccine hesitancy among Black women.

Dr. Jennifer Glanville

The Department of Sociology welcomes our new Department Head, Dr. Jennifer Glanville

Imge Dogan

Congratulations go out to Imge Dogan for successfully defending her dissertation proposal.

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Sociology at Texas A&M University

Students have been enrolling in sociology classes at Texas A&M University since the 1918-1919 school year. The Department of Sociology at Texas A&M University offers a quality undergraduate education, recognized as one of the nation’s leading programs in the field by the American Sociological Association. The department offers a broad-based curriculum with excellent opportunities for training in various areas of faculty expertise and research. Join us, and become a world-class sociologist!

Academics

Explore a wide range of social topics and issues in Sociology, Gender and Health, and LGBTQ Studies.

The Sociology Graduate Program is a generalist program that supports a wide array of research interests.

Investigate the experiences and contributions of Latino/as in the United States and abroad.

Critical analysis of gender and the pursuit of knowledge about women throughout history and around the world.

Research

The laboratory conducts large-scale studies of the causes and consequences of drug abuse and other deviant adaptations to stress.

The TXRDC collaborates with the U.S. Census Bureau to expand basic scientific knowledge through the access of restricted data.

The REU program provides top undergraduates from around the country the opportunity to actively participate in the creation of knowledge.

Faculty and students in our department conduct research activities across several programs, institutes, and centers.

College News About Sociology

Logo for International Day of Persons with Disabilities, featuring a stylized person in a wheelchair, integrated with a globe, and the text "December 3rd" below.

December 3 marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities, dedicated to advancing the rights and well-being of individuals with unique needs. However, advocates like Christopher Mathey, a doctoral candidate at Texas A&M University, argue that real progress demands a daily commitment to inclusion.

Stop motion image of student traffic in the main hallway of the Memorial Student Center on the Texas A&M University campus

On National First-Generation Student Celebration Day, we honor the resilience and determination of two Ph.D. students in the College of Arts and Sciences — Tanisha Berrios Hernandez and G. Santee Riley — along with all first-generation Aggies at Texas A&M University.

Graphic featuring a portion of the cover of Texas A&M University sociology professor Nadia Kim's 2021 book, "Refusing Death: Immigrant Women and the Fight for Environmental Justice in LA"

Well-known for its glitz and glamor, Los Angeles is also home to an ongoing environmental justice movement, with women and families of color at the forefront. Texas A&M sociology professor Dr. Nadia Kim sheds light on this movement and its leaders in her recent book, which earned the 23rd Susanne M. Glasscock Book Prize.

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