Sociology and Anthropology
Introduction
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology aims to develop a critical awareness of the relationship between the individual and the larger society in an historical context. Courses are designed to enhance personal development by examining the major social forces that influence our lives. By understanding the social roots of personal concerns and social issues we are better able to construct a more just society.
Degree
Bachelor of Arts
Minors
Students can minor in Sociology and Anthropology
Career Ideas
Anthropologist, Archeologist, Clinical Sociologist, Community Organizer, Human Resources, Lawyer, Marketing, Nonprofit Management, Public Relations, Social & Community Service Manager, Social & Human Service Assistant, Social Psychologist, Social Services, Social Worker, Sociologist, Survey Researcher.
Department Chair
Beth Williford, Program Chair, (914)323-5143, Beth.Williford@mville.edu
Faculty and Staff
Full-Time Faculty
Elizabeth Cherry — Environmental sociology, animals and society, social movements, sociology of culture
Eric Slater — Urban studies, world-historical sociology and globalization, research methods
Hephzibah Strmic-Pawl — Race, multiracialism, social inequality, intersectional analysis
Beth Williford — Social movements, Latin America, indigenous peoples, Women’s and Gender Studies
Emeritus
David Eisenhower
Nancy Harris
John Murray
Adjunct Faculty
Dikebu Muley, Erin Jackson, Nick Urban,
Elaine Lord
Overview
The program prepares students not only for graduate study in the social sciences, but also for careers in law, criminal justice, teaching, business management, social research, communications, and social action. Courses in social class, race and gender relations, globalization and development, social conflict, crime, science and technology, mass media, family, sports, and education are rooted in both historical and contemporary research on social issues.