SOCIOLOGY I
f you’re passionate about social change, concerned about inequality, and looking for solutions, you’ll find your perfect fit as a sociology student at Rollins. In an intimate department with a specialized focus on social justice, you’ll enhance your awareness and understanding of 21st-century social problems and gain insight about how social change happens through on-theground experiences. You’ll also grasp the relationship between personal experiences and larger social forces and see the connections between biography, history, and social structure. As a sociology major, you develop in-demand skills and experience that will prepare you to thrive in a range of fields, from law and medicine to business and the nonprofit sector.
Why Study Sociology at Rollins Make the World More Fair Our program focuses on social inequalities, especially related to race, class, and gender. Your cohesive experience will focus on understanding the creation and reproduction of these inequalities and the potential for social change.
Build In-Demand Skills Through discussion-based classes and field experiences, you’ll forge real-world skills—like how to understand and conduct research and present data—that will prepare you to succeed in myriad professional sectors.
Personalized Attention Our faculty is comprised entirely of full-time experts committed to collaborating on research, career development, and community engagement.
“Studying sociology at Rollins fundamentally altered my worldview. I am in a better position to understand the larger social and economic drivers of environmental harm and how those forces influence individual behavior. I also learned important critical-thinking and analysis skills, which were immensely valuable in law school and continue to benefit my legal practice every day.”
Abigail Dean ’05
Enforcement Attorney, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Rollins Sociology Careers
Rollins sociology grads are making tomorrow happen at some of the world’s most innovative organizations.
Lisa Begley ’05
Director of Data Analytics, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast
Devon Collins ’05
VP of Network Systems, Cohen Veterans Network
Annabelle Kempster ’12
Senior Manager of Data Operations, National Association of Corporate Directors
Kiristin Kendrick ’15
Elevation Fellows Program Assistant, The Burnett Honors College, University of Central Florida
Kathryn Powell Rachid ’11
Case Manager, Association of Women for Action and Research
Amanda Crawford Stutman ’09
Staff Attorney, Committee for Public Counsel Services
Real World Experience Hone the knowledge and skills you’re developing in the classroom through internships, research, and service projects on campus and in our community.
ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES
Popular Courses Our rigorous curriculum is designed to promote sociological literacy and engaged citizenship, enhance understanding of 21st-century social problems, and cultivate in-demand analytical and problem-solving skills. • SOC 112 Sociology of the Family • SOC 111 Social Problems • SOC 108 Self and Society • SOC 345 Sociology of Gender • SOC 330 Social Movements • SOC 355 Race and Ethnic Relations
Beyond the Classroom Real World Research From traveling to Selma, Alabama, to study the historical sites of the Civil Rights Movement to volunteering in childcare facilities to evaluate the social contradictions of paid care work, sociology students conduct real-world research alongside our expert faculty.
Meaningful Opportunities Our professors’ connections to social-justice organizations throughout the region allow students to gain professional experience and effect positive change at the same time.
Student Activism Sociology students at Rollins are campus leaders. Our department hosts annual speaker’s forums and special film screenings to raise awareness about inequality issues, and students take on leadership roles in many progressive student organizations.
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Expert Faculty Sociology majors are afforded considerable opportunity to interact personally with our expert faculty both inside and outside the classroom.
Amy Armenia, PhD Professor of Sociology
Research interests: The intersection of family and work, looking both at how parents balance work and family and the challenges and contradictions faced by those who do paid care work
Stephanie Gonzalez Guittar, PhD Assistant Professor of Sociology
Research interests: Housing and food insecurity, intersectionality, reproduction, and the scholarship of teaching and learning
Amy McClure, PhD Assistant Professor of Sociology
Research interests: Secularism and parenting; intersectionality of gender; sexualities, race, and class; microsociology; qualitative methodologies; and the scholarship of teaching and learning
Matthew Nichter, PhD Assistant Professor of Sociology
Research interests: Social movements, especially the African-American civil rights movement and its relationship to labor unions and the socialist movement
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