BA in Sociology in Chicago United States | Loyola University Chicago

Sociology examines how individuals connect and form groups across different settings...from countries to households, urban areas to indigenous communities, in workplaces, religious institutions, educational systems, and street organizations. Its focus encompasses our everyday environment. Researchers in this field might investigate restaurant servers' professional experiences, fathers' involvement in childcare, corporate misconduct, economic disparity and unfair treatment, motivations behind anti-nuclear activism, the transmission of unverified information, or factors contributing to decreasing U.S. fertility rates. This discipline offers a fresh viewpoint that challenges our assumptions about the familiar world around us. By exposing learners to sociology's scientific approach, the department aims to cultivate analytical skills for examining human relationships within societal frameworks and how these structures shape our existence.