Sociology, Criminology, and Justice at UNCG
Sociology, Criminology, and Justice provides for a multidimensional understanding of an unlimited number of subjects in society including crime, social & criminal justice, family, gender, race & ethnicity, class, natural and man-made disasters, music, social inequality, housing & communities, immigration, the environment, globalization, social movements and education. UNCG sociologists put sociology to work to both answer and raise questions on these topics and many more. We are engaged teacher-scholars committed to advancing sociological analysis in the classroom, scholarly literature, and community. In our department, you will find theorists, methodologists, and scholars with a variety of substantive interests as well as faculty with impressive international and national reputations for their research, teaching, and service. We are committed to furthering the reach and impact of our work to better understand contemporary and historical social problems and issues.
Recent News
Letter From the Sociology Department Head’s Desk
Greetings, Welcome back student-scholars. I am fortunate enough to have been appointed by Provost Storrs and Dean Kiss to be the…
UNCG Sociology Honors Students at Annual AKD Ceremony
It’s awards season here at UNCG! Last week, we were thrilled to honor our undergraduate inductees to the international sociology honors society:…
UNCG Sociology Alum’s Work Highlighted
We’re thrilled to see coverage of our alum, Amanda Clark (’14 ’18), who has returned to Guilford County to work on combatting…
Alumni Stories
Ashley Adams puts sociology and criminology to work
Ashley Adams is a 2021 graduate of the UNCG Sociology master’s degree program with a formal concentration in Criminology. When asked about…