Welcome to the Division of Sociology & Anthropology
What factors shape and influence our lives? How? Sociology is the scientific study of the social causes of human behavior. Sociology is a way of seeing the world and sociologists place a high value on critical thinking and asking students to challenge existing ideas about the way the world works. Since humans are social beings, almost anything can be scientifically studied using sociology. For instance, we study culture, race/ethnicity, media, inequality, social policy, education, organizations and institutions, crime and social problems, family, aging, and religion.
On game days, the city of almost 27,000 (26,809 in 2000 Census) grows and there are up to 65,000 football fans just at Mountaineer Field alone. Thus, for a moment in time, Morgantown becomes the largest city in WV.
This image could be from any Saturday football game in the Fall semester in Morgantown, WV.
What do you see in the following picture?
How might a sociologist or anthropologist help you see this football game differently?
What might a criminologist ask about this game?
What might a graduate student in our applied Master's program ask about this game?
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