Sociology and Anthropology
Introduction & Overview
Sociologists and anthropologists study culture, social structure, and the relationships between individuals and society. The Sociology and Anthropology program at Manhattanville College aims to develop a critical awareness of this relationship between the individual and the larger society in both a contemporary and historical context. Our faculty seek to develop students’ awareness and understanding of global forces, and we encourage students to work for social justice and social change. Our sociology and anthropology courses are designed to enhance students’ 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.
The research and analytic skills students learn in our courses serve them well in a wide variety of careers after graduation. Recent alumni from the program have gone on to work in nonprofit agencies, as teachers, and as social workers, and many of them have gone to graduate school for sociology, anthropology, education, and social work.
Degree
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
Minors
Sociology and Anthropology
Career Ideas
Anthropologist, Archaeologist, 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.
Division Chair
Amy Bass, 914.323.5127, Amy.Bass@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