Sociology

The Sociology Program supports basic research on all forms of human social organization and processes of individual and institutional change. The program encourages theoretically focused empirical investigations aimed at improving the explanation of fundamental social processes. This includes research on organizations and organizational behavior, population dynamics, social movements, social groups, labor force participation, stratification and mobility, family, social networks, socialization, gender, and the sociology of science and technology. The program supports both original data collection and secondary data analysis that use the full range of quantitative and qualitative methodological tools. • The program encourages theoretically focused empirical investigations aimed at improving the explanation of fundamental social processes. • The program supports research on organizations and organizational behavior, population dynamics, social movements, social groups, labor force participation, stratification and mobility, family, social networks, socialization, gender, and the sociology of science and technology. • The program supports both original data collection and secondary data analysis that use the full range of quantitative and qualitative methodological tools. • Theoretically grounded projects that offer methodological innovations and improvements for data collection and analysis are also welcomed.