Sociology and Anthropology (SOAN)

HONORS: An Honors Program in sociology and anthropology is offered for qualified students; see department head for details.

Department Head: Krzysztof Jasiewicz

Faculty

First date is the year in which the faculty member began regular-faculty service at the University. Second date is the year of appointment to the present rank.

Alison Bell, Ph.D.—(2002)-2010
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Ph.D., University of Virginia

Lynn G. Chin, Ph.D.—(2012)-2012
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Ph.D., Stanford University

Jonathan Eastwood, Ph.D.—(2006)-2010
Associate Professor of Sociology
Ph.D., Boston University

Donald A. Gaylord. M.A.—(2013)-2013
Instructor in Anthropology and Staff Archaeologist
M.A., University of Virginia

Sascha L. Goluboff, Ph.D.—(1999)-2013
Professor of Cultural Anthropology
Ph.D., University of Illinois

Krzysztof Jasiewicz, Ph.D.—(1991)-1994
William P. Ames Jr. Professor of Sociology and Anthropology
Ph.D., Polish Academy of Sciences

Harvey Markowitz, Ph.D.—(2003)-2013
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Ph.D., University of Chicago

David Robert Novack, Ph.D.—(1976)-1988
Abigail Grigsby Urquhart ‘11 Term Professor of Sociology
Ph.D., New York University

Degrees/Majors/Minors

• Sociology and Anthropology major leading to BA degree

Courses

• SOAN 101 - Introduction to Anthropology
• SOAN 102 - General Sociology
• SOAN 118 - Basic Statistics in the Social Sciences
• SOAN 180 - FS: First-Year Seminar in Sociology
• SOAN 181 - FS: First-Year Seminar in Anthropology
• SOAN 190 - Bibliographical Resources
• SOAN 202 - Contemporary Social Problems
• SOAN 205 - Power and Status: An Introduction to Social Influence
• SOAN 206 - Archaeology
• SOAN 207 - Biological Anthropology
• SOAN 212 - Theories of Social Psychology
• SOAN 221 - Sociology of Religion
• SOAN 223 - Social Sciences and Religion
• SOAN 224 - American Indian Religions, Landscapes, and Identities
• SOAN 225 - Peoples of Central Europe Through Literature and Film
• SOAN 228 - Race and Ethnic Relations
• SOAN 232 - Historical Archaeology
• SOAN 234 - Nations and Nationalism
• SOAN 238 - Anthropology of American History
• SOAN 243 - Imaging Tibet
• SOAN 245 - European Politics and Society
• SOAN 246 - Post-Communism and New Democracies
• SOAN 251 - Social Movements
• SOAN 252 - Language, Culture, and Communication
• SOAN 255 - Terror and Violence in Anthropological Perspective
• SOAN 260 - Conflicts in Eurasia: Globalization, New States, and Soviet Legacies
• SOAN 262 - The Sociology of Culture
• SOAN 265 - Exploring Social Networks
• SOAN 266 - Neighborhoods, Culture, and Poverty
• SOAN 270 - Deviance
• SOAN 272 - Social Revolutions
• SOAN 275 - Feminist Anthropology
• SOAN 276 - Art & Science of Survey Research
• SOAN 277 - Seminar in Medical Anthropology
• SOAN 280 - Gender and Sexuality
• SOAN 281 - Adolescence Under the Microscope
• SOAN 285 - Introduction to American Indian Religions
• SOAN 286 - Land in American Indian Culture, Religion, and History
• SOAN 288 - Childhood
• SOAN 289 - Sociology of the Self, Self-Help, and the Pursuit of Happiness
• SOAN 290 - Special Topics in Sociology
• SOAN 291 - Special Topics in Anthropology
• SOAN 360 - Theorizing Social Life
• SOAN 361 - The History of Violence in America
• SOAN 367 - Seminar in American Social History
• SOAN 375 - Methods of Social Inquiry
• SOAN 377 - Field Methods in Archaeology
• SOAN 378 - Archaeological Field Survey Techniques
• SOAN 390 - Special Topics in Sociology
• SOAN 391 - Special Topics in Anthropology
• SOAN 395 - Senior Seminar in Social Analysis
• SOAN 401 - Directed Individual Study
• SOAN 402 - Directed Individual Study
• SOAN 403 - Directed Individual Study
• SOAN 453 - Internship
• SOAN 493 - Honors Thesis