社会学文学硕士

梅森大学文学硕士课程是美国少数几个强调公共社会学的课程之一。您将接受传统社会学研究方法和探究方面的培训，着眼于与公众相关的广泛问题。我们将鼓励您考虑您所针对的受众，包括政策制定者，政治活动家，社区团体和非营利组织以及公众。这是行动中的社会学。社会学系教授在本地和国家媒体上寻求高水平的毕业舞会，监狱改革到移民家庭的经济贡献等领域的贡献者。许多人在地方，区域和国家专业协会中担任领导职务，并且正在从事由国家和社区服务公司，国家科学基金会和国务院等机构支持的研究项目。音乐，艺术，新媒体和消费），家庭，青年和老龄化
The Mason MA program is one of only a very few in the country that emphasizes public sociology. You will receive training in traditional sociological research methods and inquiry, with an eye toward questions of broad public relevance. You will be encouraged to consider the audiences for which you are writing, including policy makers, political activists, community groups and non-profits, and the general public. This is sociology in action.Sociology faculty are sought after contributors to local and national media on a range of topics from high school proms to prison reform to the economic contributions of immigrant households. Many hold leadership positions in local, regional, and national professional associations and are working on research projects supported by the Corporation for National and Community Service, the National Science Foundation, and the State Department, among many others.The faculty specialize in culture (including music, art, new media, and consumption), family, youth and aging, gender, globalization, immigration and migration, political economy, development and economic sociology, political sociology and social movements, race/ethnicity, religion, sociological theory, and urban sociology.