Welcome to the Sociology Department

Welcome to the Sociology Department
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We currently offer two majors, in Criminology (B. S.) or Sociology (B. S. or B. A.), and one minor, in Social Work.

Classes begin on August 25

- but it's still not to late to be advised and obtain your registration PIN:

Late Advising Schedule

Wednesday, August 20th
10:00- 2:30 – Prof. Milton - in Room C-240, C-4 Tower

2:30 - 7:00 – Prof. Blackstone - in Room C-210, C-1 Tower

Thursday, August 21st

10:00 - 2:30 – Prof. Caputo - in Room C-323, C-2 Tower

2:30 - 7:00 – Prof. Zwerman - in Room C-312, C-1 Tower

Friday, August 22nd

10:00 - 1:00 - Prof. Barrett - in Room C-310, C-1 Tower

1:00 - 4:00 – Prof. Vaid - in Room C-322, C-2 Tower

No Appointment Necessary ~ Advising will proceed First come - First served.

Some general thoughts about Sociology (cribbed from the American Sociological Association website...)

Sociology provides many distinctive perspectives on the world, generating new ideas and critiquing the old. The field also offers a range of research techniques that can be applied to virtually any aspect of social life: street crime and delinquency, corporate downsizing, how people express emotions, welfare or education reform, how families differ and flourish, or problems of peace and war. Because sociology addresses the most challenging issues of our time, it is a rapidly expanding field whose potential is increasingly tapped by those who craft policies and create programs. Sociologists understand social inequality, patterns of behavior, forces for social change and resistance and how social systems work.

this website is maintained solely by the faculty and staff of the sociology department, the author is Jacob Heller;
please send comments, suggestions or questions to sociology@oldwestbury.edu,
last updated on 08/15/2008.