SOCIOLOGY & ANTHROPOLOGY | NYC

FACULTY Ida Dupont (PhD in Criminal Justice, City University of New York). Professor Dupont’s research and teaching interests focus on gender, crime and violence, and structures of the family.

Amy Foerster (PhD in Sociology, Cornell University). Professor Foerster’s The Sociology and Anthropology department on Pace University’s New York City research and teaching interests focus campus offers a combined Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology/Anthropology, as on immigration, popular culture well as a minor. The minor is offered on both New York City and Pleasantville campuses. and the sociology of organizations. Judith Pajo (PhD in Anthropology, Sociology is the study of the impact of structural and cultural forces upon individuals University of California, Irvine). and groups in contemporary society. Anthropology is the ethnographic, holistic and Professor Pajo’s research and teaching comparative study of one’s own society and that of other societies throughout the interests focus on environmental world. The disciplines of sociology and anthropology have many commonalities: anthropology, the anthropology of both investigate the social world we inhabit and explain how human behaviors Europe, and political and economic relate to culture and society. Once limited to the study of small-scale communities in anthropology. non-industrial societies, the field of anthropology has expanded its scope to now include a variety of communities and cultures such as ethnic groups in the Roger Salerno (PhD in Sociology, United States, factory workers in Europe, brokers on Wall Street, indigenous New York University). Professor Salerno’s research and teaching groups in South America, and tribes in the Kalahari desert. Contemporary interests focus on social psychology, sociological research has shed light on racial bias in mortgage lending, the mating sociological and psychoanalytic and dating habits of city residents, the global development of the industrial theory and the history of sociology. food system, and how and why revolutions occur. Andrea Voyer (PhD in Sociology, Our program offers a breadth of focus; students can choose from a broad spectrum of University of Wisconsin, Madison). classes ranging from consumer behavior in American society to the sociology Professor Voyer’s research and of torture, from ethnography in the city to forensic anthropology. The blend of teaching interests focus on immigration intriguing coursework, challenging research, and rewarding internships and integration, race and ethnicity, provide students with a dynamic and practical understanding of the diverse social urban sociology and sociological theory. and cultural world in which we live. Marie Werner (MA in Sociology, SOCIOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL PRACTICE Fordham University; MSW in Social Work, Columbia University; EdD Sociologists and anthropologists are involved in a wide variety of applied fields: Teachers’ College, Columbia University). social work; city planning; labor organizing; museum management; Professor Werner’s research and human resource management; grants development; police and legal services teaching interests focus on race and public health work. They can be found in human rights groups and ethnicity, social class and human and community-based service organizations such as Amnesty International, services/social work. CARE, the Parks Council and a host of advocacy groups around the world. Some even write marketing strategies for McDonald’s restaurants!

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CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE

Students in introductory-level classes conduct systematic observation, and work in small groups to analyze and present their findings. Students in upper-level classes conduct Many sociology/anthropology graduates off-campus outings per semester. individualized research using choose to pursue graduate degrees. The department also hosts events different anthropological and Those with master’s degrees are typically featuring guest speakers and filmmakers. sociological methods. Combined qualified to teach at the secondary/ Other times, when facing the stress with faculty presentations, lectures high-school level, or in community of finals week or midterms, we just and case studies, our classrooms colleges. Those with PhDs can teach go to the movies together. These provide a mix of techniques and at four-year colleges and universities, activities are free for students. methods that appeal to many and normally are required to maintain different learning styles. an active research agenda.

Many of the most famous sociology SOCIOLOGICAL AND and anthropology “teachers,” however, ANTHROPOLOGICAL never held the title of professor: RESEARCH community organizer Saul Alinksy, civil rights pioneers Ralph Abernathy, Government agencies, for-profit W.E. B. DuBois, Dr. Martin Luther King, corporations, and not-for-profit Jr., Jesse Jackson and Roy Wilkins all organizations employ large numbers held degrees in sociology, as do of researchers with training Congresswoman Maxine Waters and in sociology or anthropology. former U.S. Congresswoman Shirley These organizations include Chisholm. HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE international governing bodies like the United Nations, as well as We believe that our sociology and In cooperation with the Career Services federal, state, and local governments. anthropology program offers students office at Pace University, the department The field of medicine is also open the opportunity to acquire unique offers academic credit for most to those with training in sociology skills that make for highly competitive internship placements. Students or anthropology. Many medical candidates on the job market. have been appointed to internships anthropologists can be found in at esteemed institutions such as the the Brazilian rain forest doing CO-CURRICULAR American Museum of Natural History, research on traditional treatments the United Nations, Planned Parenthood, and cures for modern illnesses. The Sociology and Anthropology Black Entertainment Television, the department provides a rich co-curricular New Shul, the Henry Street Settlement, environment, typically offering several and many more.

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