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Professors C. Dole*, Fong (Chair), Gewertz, Himmelstein, Lembo and Schmalzbauer; Associate Professors Chowdhury and Holleman; Assistant Professor Zhang; and Postdoctoral Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor Nguyen.
The Anthropology and Sociology program is committed to familiarizing students with the systematic analysis of culture and social life. While anthropology once tended to focus on pre-industrial peoples and sociology on peoples in industrial societies, both disciplines are now thoroughly involved in understanding the contemporary, globalizing world—albeit through the use of somewhat distinctive methodologies. Moreover, both disciplines share a common theoretical and epistemological history such that insights garnered from one are relevant to the other.
Major Program. Students will major in either Anthropology or Sociology (though a combined major is, under special circumstances, possible). Anthropology majors will normally take ANTH 112, 323, and 332, and at least one Sociology course. In addition, majors will take at least four additional Anthropology electives. Sociology majors will normally take SOCI 315 and 316 and at least one Anthropology course. In addition, majors will take at least five additional Sociology electives. Courses especially suited for students with little background in sociology include SOCI 112, 225, 226, 230, 234, 237, and 260. Candidates for degrees with Departmental Honors will include ANTH/SOCI 498 and 499 in addition to the other major requirements.
Majors fulfill the department’s comprehensive requirements by passing the eight required courses for their major. Courses taken for the major must earn a letter grade, except for those taken while studying at an institution outsie the Five College Consortium.
*On leave 2022-23.†On leave fall semester 2022-23.‡ On leave spring semester 2022-23.