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The Department of Sociology at the University of Virginia is committed to a program of research and teaching that is both firmly grounded in the classical tradition of the discipline and addressed to contemporary issues. The Department's intellectual distinction is based on work that is macro-sociological, theoretically driven, and empirically grounded. To take some representative examples, current scholarship includes analyses of the culture wars, the major trends of the century, stratification systems in American high schools, consequences of welfare reform, the rebirth of nationalism, the meaning and effects of marriage, scientific networks, and organizational change efforts. While theoretically varied, our work is fully empirical and draws on a broad array of quantitative and qualitative approaches. Members of the Department are also committed to the enhancement of interdisciplinary approaches.
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Sociology Assistant Professors Honored
Exploring Justice & Memories - Professor Jeff Olick has received a Swinburne Visiting Professor Award. He will work with colleagues at Swinburne’s Institute for Social Research in Melbourne, Australia to research issues of historical justice. Father's Day - Professor Brad Wilcox appeared in the Wall Street Journal just prior to Father's Day 2008 where he discussed the effect of religion on fatherhood and families. [More Info on Prof. Wilcox] New Faculty - The Sociology Department welcomes Assistant Professor Simone Polillo for Fall 2008. His research interests include economic sociology and network theory, social theory, comparative-historical sociology, World-System theory, and sociology of the self.
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