Inequalities
The graduate program in the Department of Sociology at Kent State University offers a specialization in social inequalities with emphasis on the three broad areas of race/ethnicity, class, and gender. Within those broad areas, students and faculty study a range of topics including:
- Inequality in various life domains (e.g. work, education, family, and health)
- Racism and discrimination
- Race/class/gender intersectionality
- Economic inequality
- Political sociology
- Science and religion
- Neuroscientific foundations of inequality
- LGBTQ+ discrimination, life experiences, identity, social activism, and well-being
- Welfare service delivery and poverty
Faculty who teach in the graduate program and conduct research in the study of equality include: