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Earlham's Sociology/Anthropology (SOAN) Department offers a distinctive merged curriculum to study social behavior. The unique blending of these disciplines provides intellectual tools that enable students to explore the layers of rich cultural complexity in thee United States and around the world. SOAN (pronounced so-an) students investigate and analyze such phenomena as institutional arrangements, cultural arrangements, cultural practices, power relations, and the intricacies of social interaction, working toward the ultimate goal of deconstructing conventional views of society.

At Earlham, sociology/anthropology students have the opportunity to:

  • carry out ethnographic research in another part of the world
  • practice research and service learning in the local community
  • present their research at academic conferences and a public lecture
  • learn how social theories frame new questions that take you beyond the obvious
  • participate in a range of practical research experiences
  • work in the Ethnographic Research Lab to analyze data and complete digital video, audio, and/or photographic projects
  • benefit from a small department with five faculty focused on the individual needs of each student
  • complete a senior-year research project that gives sustained attention to a single topic

 
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