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The Department of Sociology at Notre Dame has signature strengths in cultural sociology, the sociology of education, political sociology and social movements, and the sociology of religion.

The department features undergraduate and graduate programs, innovative research opportunities that cut across disciplinary boundaries, and award-winning faculty who are widely recognized for their scholarly publications.

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To affirm the human dignity of all, the members of this department support and actively work to ensure the inclusion of our faculty, staff and students regardless of gender, race, religion or sexual orientation.

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First Annual Maureen T. Hallinan Student Paper Award
May 06, 2013

Joe Workman (The University of Notre Dame) won the first annual Maureen T. Hallinan Student Paper Award, given by the AERA Sociology of Education SIG. Joe received the award for his paper “Sibling Additions and Cognitive Development during Early Childhood: Reopening the Debate.” The award was presented at the SOE-SIG reception at the Annual Meetings of AERA in San Francisco, CA.…

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Exploring Capitalism and Catholicism in India and Dubai
April 16, 2013

What is the role of religion in rapidly developing societies? It is a hotly contested question among social scientists and theologians alike, with the prevailing view holding that global capitalism either makes religion irrelevant or produces a backlash of fundamentalism. Brandon Vaidyanathan, a graduate student in Notre Dame’s Department of Sociology, is discovering a different reality as he focuses on the world of skilled professionals in multinational corporations in two rapidly globalizing cities—Bangalore, India, and Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Newsletter

We extend our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Karen Wiener, ND ’01 (Psychology & Sociology), who passed away unexpectedly in November, 2012, in Malawi, Africa. After her undergraduate work, Karen joined ACE and taught in Dallas, TX, for two years. Next she went on to serve the poor abroad. Karen earned a master’s and doctorate in education at Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) in 2007 and 2011 respectively. For more information, see “HGSE Remembers Karen Wiener” (http://www.gse.harvard.edu/news-impact/2012/11/hgse-remembers-karen-wiener/).


 

 

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