Iowa State University
About the Program
The Department offers work for the degrees of master of science and doctor of philosophy in sociology or rural sociology. Graduates have a broad understanding of sociology, address complex societal problems, and communicate directly with scientific colleagues and the general public. Graduate students choose two Ph.D. concentration areas, one of which can be Sociology of Families. The concentration offers students advanced training in the sociology of family, intimate relationships, and life course using both qualitative and quantitative techniques. The primary objective of the concentration is to prepare students for careers in teaching, research, and/or practice (e.g., social services, government) in the area of family. Another objective is to assist students for whom sociology of families is a secondary area of study in their efforts to meaningfully address family related issues within their primary fields (e.g., community studies, criminology, social psychology). Teaching and research assistantships are available.
Program Overview
| Area | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Family Science | 20% | |
| Social Psychology | 20% | |
| Social Inequality | 20% | |
| Criminology | 20% | |
| Food Systems, Agriculture, & the Environment | 20% |
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Graduate Program
- Social Psychology: A Sociological Perspective
- Sociology of Gender
- Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
- Social Stratification
- Theories of Social Deviance
- Current Research in Family Sociology
- Current Topics in Family Sociology
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The Ph.D. concentration in Sociology of Families is concerned with the complexity and dynamics of contemporary families and intimate relationsships focusing on family processes over the life course, historical changes in family life and social psychological and demographic processes that influence families. Primary objective is to prepare students for careers in teaching, research, and/or practice (e.g., social services, government) in the area of family. Another objective is to assist students for whom sociology of families is a secondary area of study in their efforts to meaningfully address family related issues within their primary fields (e.g., community studies, criminology, social psych).