UCSD Department of Sociology



			Sociology is the systematic study of societies: their composition, organization, culture, and development. The Department of Sociology at UCSD is unique in that most of its faculty work in three fields: comparative-historical sociology, the sociology of culture, and the sociology of science, technology, and medicine. In addition, the department offers basic training in social theory, and quantitative and qualitative methodologies. A further distinguishing feature of this department is that a large proportion of its members are engaged in the study of foreign countries: their institutions, culture, interactions with other nations, development, and change. UCSD sociologists do research not only on the United States, but also on societies in Africa, Latin America, East Asia, Western and Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. ANNOUNCEMENTS . . . Congratulations to Steve Epstein whose book Inclusion: The Politics of Difference in Medical Research has been awarded the Eliot Freidson Outstanding Publication Award for 2008 by the ASA's Medical Sociology Section. This book also won the Robert K. Merton Professional Award from the ASA’s Section on Science Knowledge and Technology. Professor Epstein’s first book, Impure Science: AIDS, Activism and the Politics of Knowledge had also been so honored. In fact, Professor Epstein is the only scholar ever to win this prestigious award TWICE. Professor Richard Madsen was featured on the June 17th episode of Dan Rather Reports in a segment on the spread of Christianity in China. You can view the episode on HDNet. Summer Hours begin Monday, June 16th and extend through Friday, September 19th. Monday - Thursday 8am - 4:30pm Friday 8am - 2:30pm Closed everyday for lunch 12noon - 1pm * * * * * * * * * * Congratulations to Richard Madsen, who won the GSA award for graduate student mentoring this year! Congratulations to Isaac Martin, who won the GSA award for graduate student teaching this year! In the words of one grad student: “Isaac is an amazing teacher, and I am thrilled he won this award.” University of California, San Diego Department of Sociology 401 Social Science Building 9500 Gilman Drive - 0533 La Jolla, CA 92093-0533 Tel 858.534.4627 Fax 858.534.4753 Main Office Hours, 401 SSB: Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 12:00pm; 1:00pm - 4:30pm Closed for lunch Noon - 1pm Welcome \| People \| Undergraduate Program Graduate Program \| Administration \| Current Events Related Links \| Alumni \| Social Sciences \| UCSD \| Contact Copyright © 2000