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Watch Professor Michele Dillon's public lecture on American Catholics in Santa Barbara, CA earlier this year.  

Check out the latest edition of Perspectives, Sociology's undergraduate research journal.

Gulf Coast Residents Say BP Oil Spill Changed Their Environmental Views, UNH Research Finds. Learn more.

Professor Kenneth Johnson tells the nation's evolving story.  Read about it in the College Letter.

Find out what a recent grad is doing with her dual major in sociology and international affairs. Learn more.



Welcome to the Sociology Department. Sociology is the study of social life, social change, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. Sociologists investigate the structure of groups, organizations, and societies, and how people interact within these contexts. Since human behavior is shaped by social factors, the subject matter of sociology ranges from the intimate family to the hostile mob; from organized crime to religious practices; from the divisions of race, gender, and social class to the shared beliefs of a common culture.

The UNH Sociology Department offers B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degree programs in Sociology. Faculty interests and research cover a wide range of social science within several areas of specialization: crime and conflict, family, social stratification, health and illness, community and environment, and religion, culture, and gender.

Please visit our links at the right to learn more about our program, faculty, and educational opportunities. Feel free to contact us should you need more information.

 




Department of Sociology  •  College of Liberal Arts  •  University of New Hampshire
Horton Social Science Center  •  20 Academic Way  •  Durham, NH 03824
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