Welcome to the Department of Sociology and Anthropology!

While maintaining the distinct identities of its two disciplines, the department is committed to pursuing matters that anthropology and sociology have shared since their inception -understanding the imprint of culture on all social life, the significance of power for human institutions, the value of comparative, global analysis, and the importance of scholarship that engages the most pressing public concerns.

The department's undergraduate and graduate programs are designed to take advantage of our proximity to the nation's capital -indeed, our programs hold an increasing relevance for policymakers, concerned citizens, and many professionals in the post-9/11 world.

DEPARTMENT RESEARCH

>Tano Origins Project
>Transnational Adoption Research Project

DEPARTMENT NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS

>New Minor in Immigration Studies
>PhD in Sociology Approved
>GMU Symposia on Archaeology
>GMU Sociology Student Wins National Award
>Spring 2007 Department Newsletter
>Workshop on Theory, Culture, and Method