ProgramCIP 45.1101

Sociology, General

A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, family structures, social deviance and control, and applications to the study of specific social groups, social institutions, and social problems.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).