Department of Sociology
The missions of the Department of Sociology at Kent State University parallel those of the university itself in terms of offering instruction, conducting research and providing service. The Department offers instruction at the associate, bachelors, masters and doctoral degree levels. For undergraduates, we provide courses meeting liberal education, diversity, minor and major requirements. For sociology majors we teach the application of social science theory, methodology, and empirical findings to gain an understanding of social structure and processes. The Justice Studies major provides students an opportunity to understand the foundations and problems of the contemporary criminal and juvenile justice processes and suggests approaches to the solution of these problems. Undergraduate students are prepared for a wide variety of occupations and careers.
News & Events
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Kent State Justice Studies Professor In the Department of Sociology Is Honored With Outstanding Teaching Award A teacher who takes the time to help students grow — both academically and socially — and guide them through academic life is a teacher who has proven to be extraordinarily special in many ways.
- Posted Dec. 10, 2012 -
Kent State University’s Department of Sociology Celebrates 75th Anniversary
- Posted Aug. 27, 2012 -
Research Incentive Awards The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce Research Incentive awards for Spring 2012.
- Posted May. 14, 2012 -
Kent State Professor Examines Link Between Parental Time Pressure and Depression
- Posted Apr. 23, 2012 -
Kent State Professor Examines Link Between Parental Time Pressure and Depression A recently published paper by Kent State University Associate Professor Susan Roxburgh examines the association between depression and parental time pressures among employed married parents.

Roxburgh is a sociologist who has been with Kent State since 1994. The Journal of Family Issues published her paper “Parental Time Pressures and Depression among Married Dual-Earner Parents†in its most recent issue (November, 2011).
- Posted Apr. 13, 2012
Department of Sociology
215 Merrill Hall
PO Box 5190
Kent, Ohio 44242
Phone: 330-672-2562
Fax: 330-672-4724