This information introduces you to the field of sociology, the requirements for the major , the faculty , and some of the other things you need to know to have a successful and rewarding experience in the program. This material supplements the GVSU catalog description of the major. Please review it carefully, and if you have any questions contact your advisor . The discipline of sociology provides concepts and skills necessary to study human behavior and social life.
Sociologists emphasize and examine the diversity of human experience.
They look critically and reflectively at past and present society. By combining theory with practice, the discipline of sociology encourages students to understand society as it is and to imagine it as it could be. Sociology in simple terms is the study of people in groups. The discipline includes nearly everything that people do when they interact with each other. This includes everyday interaction, such as family life, school, and work.