Undergraduate Program

What is Sociology?

Sociology is a classical liberal arts degree with practical applications in human services, social policy, not-for-profit, and government sectors.

The American Sociological Association defines Sociology as...

• The study of society.
• A social science involving the study of the social lives of people, groups, and societies.
• The study of our behavior as social beings, covering everything from the analysis of short contacts between anonymous individuals on the street to the study of global social processes.

• The scientific study of social aggregations, the entities through which humans move throughout their lives.
  
• An overarching unification of all studies of humankind, including history, psychology, and economics.

Why Study Sociology?

• Sociology develops a variety of analytical and problem-solving skills, quantitative and critical thinking.
• A sociology degree is not license-specific, but is applicable to a wide range of occupations.
• Sociology gives students unique insight into human diversity and understanding of social problems.
• Students in sociology are critical consumers of information.
• A sociology degree is a relevant pre-professional degree for a broad range of fields.

Sociology A 21st Century Major

Associate Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies

Jenjira Yahirun

• Department of Sociology
  Bowling Green State University
  Bowling Green, OH 43403 419-372-2743
  yahirun@bgsu.edu