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Sociology examines societies through a scientific lens. This discipline serves as a framework for understanding intricate human behaviors, analyzing drivers of societal transformation, and introducing evidence-based perspectives to policy discussions. Lang's Sociology program equips students to examine and analyze collective behaviors and institutional dynamics, study social classifications including class, gender, and race, and formulate solutions for societal challenges. Students gain core knowledge of seminal works, fundamental theories, research methodologies, analytical techniques, and the historical development of sociology. The curriculum incorporates instruction in qualitative approaches like ethnographic fieldwork, in-depth interviewing, textual analysis, and comparative historical research. Faculty expertise spans from micro-level studies (individual interactions within communities) to macro-level analysis (worldwide economic systems).