Christian J. Churchill, Ph.D., L.P.

Associate Professor of Sociology

St. Thomas Aquinas College

                                                                                                                                                                                           
 

Professor Churchill's Background:

Ph.D. in sociology, Brandeis University, 2000


B.A. in sociology & literature, Marlboro College, 1991


Curriculum vitae


Selected publications



Office location:

Maguire 12 (bottom floor)


Office phone:

(845) 398-4387

Office hours -- Fall 2010:

Mon: 7:45-8:15 a.m.


Email:

cchurchi@stac.edu


Tues: 11:15-2:15





Wed: 7:45-8:15 a.m.

(And by appointment)







                                                                                                                                 

WHAT IS SOCIOLOGY?: Sociology is the study of human social behavior. More specifically, sociologists tend to study the social problems and systems which characterize life in modern, industrialized societies. Among the areas on which sociology courses at St. Thomas Aquinas College focus are: commodification, consumerism, social class, propaganda, technology, emotions, ethnic groups, families, ethnographic research methods, and the social psychology of work, bureaucracy, and the self. Students are exposed to a range of sociological resources and approaches which include: classical and contemporary social theory (with emphasis on psychoanalytic sociology and symbolic interactionism), the sociology of literature, qualitative field methods, and film analysis. Ultimately, sociology gives you a way to understand and analyze almost any aspect of your life that is connected to social experience. It does this by putting individuals' lives in context and unearthing the hidden layers of meaning and origins of action that usually go undetected in our day to day routines.





SOCIOLOGY links:

American Sociological Association


American Anthropological Association


Brandeis University Sociology Research Links


Eastern Sociological Society


Society for the Study of Social Problems

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

COURSE LINKS (current & former):

Community and Identity (SOC300H)


Constructing the Self in the Modern World (SOC 300H)


Ethnic Groups in American Society (SOC203)


FALL 2010: Introductory Sociology (SOC101)


FALL 2010: Research Methods in Social Science (CJ/SOC 405)


Sociology of Emotions (SOC300)


Sociology of Family Life (SOC 202)


Sociology of Propaganda (SOC 300)


Work & Organizations (SOC 300)

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