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 program 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

First and second-year sociology courses provide an overview of the discipline and an introduction to sociological analysis. Students will be introduced to the study of social problems through dynamic class interactions and assignments. Third-year courses emphasize theoretical approaches, analytical methods, and their application to major areas of interest. This will help students build on their critical, analytical, and writing skills and teach theoretical approaches to sociology. In fourth year, students work with greater interdependence and in more depth on a range of sociological topics.