News & Events
Dr. Purdum has joined her colleagues Benika Dixon and Tara Goddard at Texas A&M University to discuss their research in their article for The Conversation, which focuses on how prisons and jails fail to protect incarcerated people in disasters and the implications for their mental health.
Dr. Quiroz interviewed about Latino cARTographies!
Dr. Nelson interviewed about whether there is a link between violence and video games!
Dr. Karner interviewed about the diversity of Houston
Congratulations to Victoria Rindlisbacher for receiving the 2024 Graduate Student Paper Award for her work, "Effects of Familial Leave on Maternal Mental Health in the United States."
Congratulations to Charis Wu for receiving the 2023-2024 Undergraduate Student Paper Award for the paper “Autism Spectrum Disorder, Transgender Identity, and Multiple Minority Stress in an Era of Restrictions on Gender-Affirming Care”
Congratulations to Yadira Hermosillo for receiving the Undergraduate Scholarship for Sociology Majors for 2024-2025
Innovative Online International Learning Project with Sociology Students in Armenia
April 22: Harmony Across Borders
Sociology in Action Lecture | Wednesday, February 7, 2024 | 4:00 p.m. CST | Elizabeth D. Rockwell Pavilion
New Class Alert! "Comparative Health: USA and Africa" (AAS 3394 / SOC 3397)
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The department of sociology at the University of Houston is comprised of an innovative and highly productive faculty, producing cutting-edge research in the areas of social inequality, health, work, education, social psychology and culture. We offer training to undergraduate and graduate students in sociological theory, statistics, and quantitative and qualitative research methods. Graduates of our undergraduate and M.A. programs are equipped to enter the workforce in fields such as social science research, education, social services or data analysis or to pursue advanced degrees in sociology or related disciplines. Learn more
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DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
3551 Cullen Boulevard, Room 450
Houston, TX 77204-3012
Phone: 713.743.3940
Houston, TX 77204-3012
Phone: 713.743.3940