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The Department of Sociology at Harvard has a rich and varied history. Its faculty are deeply committed to the development of sociological theory in the service of addressing fundamental sociological questions about the empirical world. The Harvard department of the 21st century is characterized by unsurpassed methodological breadth and depth, with faculty and students engaged in a variety of approaches to research including surveys, ethnography, in-depth interviews, big data, social demography, causal inference, and historical archival work. Deep engagement with central social issues in the American landscape such as racial inequality, gender discrimination, violence, and mass incarceration is coupled with expertise in political, economic, and social and cultural issues in other parts of the world such as Latin America, Asia, and Europe. We invite you to explore sociology at Harvard.
News and Faculty Research Spotlights
Leah Gose selected as Harvard Radcliffe Institute Dissertation Completion Fellow
Ya-Wen Lei wins 2021 Gordon White Prize
Professor Sandra Susan Smith appointed faculty director of the HKS Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy
Siobhan Greatorex-Voith wins prestigious Star Prize
Daniel Schneider receives Early Achievement Award from Population Association of America
Danilo Mandić wins ESS Best Book Award
Professor Orlando Patterson, featured in The Gazette, discusses how 80 is the new 60
Jason Beckfield has been selected to be the inaugural Robert G. Stone Jr. Professor of Sociology
Kristina Brant received two Best Graduate Student Paper awards.
Lecturer Manja Klemenčič again selected as favorite professor.
David Pedulla's new book, Making the Cut, wins award
Dean Bobo Hosts David Pedulla in New Social Science Podcast
Diversity efforts suffer in times of crisis
Rob Sampson's research featured in The Boston Globe and on GBH News
Professor Monk discusses census in The Gazette