{"id":5,"date":"2026-05-27T16:40:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-07-15T11:25:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T15:25:48","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Sociology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-mu-hero is-style-smaller-top-text has-buttons has-narrative\" style=\"--hero-desktop-image-position: 50% 84%; \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2800\" height=\"1868\" style=\"object-position: 50.876666666667% 49.688333333333%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1274\/2026\/06\/013A0514-2.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1274\/2026\/06\/013A0514-2.jpg 2800w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1274\/2026\/06\/013A0514-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1274\/2026\/06\/013A0514-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1274\/2026\/06\/013A0514-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1274\/2026\/06\/013A0514-2-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1274\/2026\/06\/013A0514-2-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" class=\"wp-image-173\" alt=\"Three students sitting on a campus lawn, trees with fall leaves and a school building behind them\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero-title title page-title\">Department of Sociology<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-text top-text-wrapper \"><h2 class=\"top-text hero\">Investigate Social Issues and Create Change<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group hero-buttons is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-hero\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/programs-of-study\/\">Undergraduate Programs<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-hero\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/sociology-club\/\">Sociology Club<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-hero\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/academic-honors-and-societies\/\">Departmental Honors<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group hero-narrative is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"bottom-text wp-block-paragraph\">Through the study of social systems, we strive to prepare students to shape their own lives and influence their communities. By analyzing sociological theories and through teaching social science research methods, we aim to give students the knowledge and skills needed for a number of career paths.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"brackets\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"brackets-upper\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"brackets-lower\"><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t \n\n<nav class=\"breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/\" class=\"home\"  >Home<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/\" class=\"\"  aria-current=\"page\"  >Department of Sociology<\/a><\/nav>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-and-navigator is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group navigator is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><nav class=\"supernav root\"  aria-label=\"Primary Menu - Department of Sociology\"><div class=\"supernav-current\" data-menuguid=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/wp-json\/mu\/v1\/menu\/menu-1\"><h2><p  data-menuid=\"14\" aria-current=\"page\" class=\"parent current-page\"   ><span>Department of Sociology<\/span><\/p><\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/programs-of-study\/\" data-menuid=\"29\"  class=\"child has-child\"   ><span>Programs of Study<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 10.4 5.9\" width=\"10.4\" height=\"5.9\" ><use xlink:href=\"#chevron\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/sociology-club\/\" data-menuid=\"133\"  class=\"child\"   ><span>Sociology Club<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/academic-honors-and-societies\/\" data-menuid=\"125\"  class=\"child has-child\"   ><span>Academic Honors and Honors Societies<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 10.4 5.9\" width=\"10.4\" height=\"5.9\" ><use xlink:href=\"#chevron\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/faculty-and-staff\/\" data-menuid=\"124\"  class=\"child\"   ><span>Faculty and Staff<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-top is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 id=\"about-the-department\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Department<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are a dynamic, student-centered department that offers bachelor\u2019s degrees in sociology as well as minors in Sociology, Gender Studies, and Social Justice. Classes are taught by award-winning faculty, and students get firsthand experience of discipline-based careers through research courses and practical opportunities. Graduates of our programs have gone on to lead successful careers in social services, law, education, business, and health-care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-in-page-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/programs-of-study\/\">View All Sociology Programs of Study<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<nav  aria-labelledby=\"h6a5947b4c471e\"  class=\"wp-block-group related is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 id=\"resources\" id=\"h6a5947b4c471e\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center component-title\">Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"list\" class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/webadvisor.monmouth.edu\/WebAdvisor\/WebAdvisor?&amp;TYPE=M&amp;PID=CORE-WBMAIN\">Go to WebAdvisor<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/jobs.monmouth.edu\/\">Faculty Employment<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.monmouth.edu\/login.php\">eCampus<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/admission\/undergraduate\/\">Undergraduate Admission<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/graduate\/\">Graduate Admission<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/academic-honors-and-societies\/honors\/\">Departmental Honors Application<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mu-contact has-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"imageWrapper\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"560\" height=\"560\" style=\"object-position: 47.725% 36.24%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Nicholas-Sewitch-Profile.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo of Nicholas F. 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