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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5308 USA
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Sociology

Sociology is a social science discipline oriented to a critical understanding of social arrangements and expectations. The notion of social arrangements is central—we seek to explain both where they come from and how they matter.

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Undergraduate Majors

Criminal Justice Studies Major
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