Sociology and Anthropology
Sociology and Anthropology
Sociology and anthropology students study society and culture from the perspective of two disciplines and learn to apply that knowledge to shape current conditions and future possibilities in their local communities and globalized societies. Students learn about human thoughts and behaviors throughout time, from the prehistoric past through the current day, through the lenses of race, gender, class, identity, history, religion, politics, ethics, environments and more. Sociology and anthropology students also practice collecting ethnographic and survey data and engage with social justice and biocultural diversity.
Meet Dr. Cynthia Fowler
Dr. Cynthia Fowler, professor of sociology and anthropology, teaches introduction to cultural anthropology, global health, ecological and medical anthropology, ethnography, ethnographic film and cultures of Southeast Asia and Oceania. She’s led Interim courses on holistic health and fire ecology of the southern Appalachians, among others. Her main area of study focuses on the biosocial dynamics of Sumba Island in eastern Indonesia. She has conducted ethnographic fieldwork in Indonesia, Hawaii, Vietnam, Brazil and the U.S. South.
Meet Jacqueline Hansen ’24
Jacqueline Hansen majored in sociology and anthropology with a concentration in gender studies and minored in philosophy. While at Wofford, she participated in two research projects that focused on racial reparations and the displacement of Black residents in the Spartanburg area. She is currently working as a sexual assault victim’s advocate with Project R.E.S.T. while she obtains a degree in paralegal studies. She hopes to work with the Equal Justice Initiative or the Innocence Project.
Graduates in sociology and anthropology are working in:
Adult literacy
Career services
Community foundations
Consulting
Criminal justice
Education
Finance
Housing
Human resources
International business
Law
Marketing and sales
Medicine
Ministry
Nonprofit management
Psychotherapy
Public and global health
Social work
Speech pathology
Sports management
Sociology and anthropology students have completed postgraduate studies at:
Arizona State University
College of Charleston
Emory University
Georgia State University
Mercer University
Mountain State University
New School for Social Research
Rutgers University
University of Colorado
University of Georgia
University of Louisiana
University of Pittsburgh
University of South Carolina
University of Southern California
Vermont Law and Graduate School
Villanova University