Sociology Mount Allison University

Program Description

Sociology is the study of people as they interact with one another in specific social, cultural, and historical contexts. It uses a scientific approach to study human behaviour and the social influences that affect it. Mount Allison's sociology department helps students develop their perspective on society, examining it from different points of view and in different contexts. Sociology facilitates understanding of how and why society is organized as it is, and how it might be changed to create a more just and equitable social world.Students will study subjects like: social class and inequality,race and racialization,gender relations,youth culture,work and society,media and popular culture,health and illness,education and society,citizenship, identity, refugees,social policies,non-profit organizations,criminology,research methods .

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