Department of Sociology

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About

Chair: Dr. Jason Konefal

Graduate Director: 

Dr. Tze-Li Hsu
Email: thsu@shsu.edu
Phone: 936-294-2675
CHSS 270 B2

Website: Department of Sociology

Mission

Sociology is a discipline concerned with equality, justice, and social responsibility within society’s cultural, political, and economic systems. The mission of the Sociology Department at Sam Houston State University is to cultivate sociological mindfulness, which involves understanding how social forces and cultural contexts shape people’s experiences, how personal troubles are connected to broader social issues, and how social arrangements create both constraints and opportunities for individuals and groups. Sociological mindfulness promotes critical and analytical thinking and equips students with the theoretical, methodological, and communication skills to work with others to solve problems and improve social conditions in local communities and the broader society.