Department of Sociology

UMass Lowell's Department of Sociology prepares students for careers in a variety of fields by providing a rigorous understanding of the social forces and institutions that affect human behavior.

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Rafaela Gonzalez '18 Sociology

Rafaela Gonzalez wants to care for people as individuals and in communities, so she's majoring in sociology and minoring in psychology. She's also started her own business.

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11/6/2018 Featured Story

Professor Advises United Nations on Social Services

Professor Advises United Nations on Social Services

Sociology Prof. Mignon Duffy researches the vast armies of careworkers – mostly women, mostly underpaid – who care for children and the elderly, the sick and the disabled. Now she’s advising the United Nations on careworkers’ role in services that support families.

11/6/2018 Featured Story
4/6/2018 Featured Story

Three Generations of Women Study at UML

Three Generations of Women Study at UML

For Mary Humble, studying at UMass Lowell is the fulfillment of a dream – after her high school education was cut short in Ireland nearly 60 years ago. Her daughter recently joined her on campus, and her granddaughter starts at UML this summer.

4/6/2018 Featured Story
4/6/2018 Featured Story

Students Customize Degrees to Pursue Their Passions

Students Customize Degrees to Pursue Their Passions

When student interests cross the borders of traditional academic disciplines, they turn to interdisciplinary studies and the Bachelor of Liberal Arts program to customize their education.

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Sociology Students Hold Forum on Debt-Free College

Sociology Students Hold Forum on Debt-Free College

Sociology students taking the course Social Problems discussed their ideas for reducing the cost of college with state legislators and university officials at an end-of-semester “Debt-Free College Town Hall.”

1/12/2018 Featured Story

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