Sociology Department
6104 Silsby Hall, Room 111
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH 03755
(603) 646-2554
Fax: (603) 646-1228

Chair
Denise L. Anthony
(Denise.L.Anthony@Dartmouth.edu)

Department Administrator
Anne F. Ivey
(Anne.F.Ivey@Dartmouth.edu)

Sociology recently renumbered a majority of our courses as well as changed course designations.  Please visit our Courses page to see the changes.

Department Announcements

Reitman/Degrange Memorial Lecture Series

• April 28 2:00-3:30- Nikki Khanna, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, UVM
• May 4 2:00-3:30- James Jasper, The Graduate Center, CUNY

• October 27 4:00-5:30 - Sarah Soule, Stanford University

2009 Sociology Prize Winners

The Sociology Department congratulates all graduating Majors and Minors.  Click here to see a list of our 2009 department prize winners announced at our annual luncheon at the Hanover Inn to honor our students.

2009 Honors Thesis

This year, we have four Honors Thesis students:

• Rembert M. Browne, II, "Upper-Class Black Identity and Social Distancing (Denise L. Anthony, Advisor)
• Maria L. Castilla, "Socioeconomic Status and Hispanic Identification in Part-Hispanic, Multiracial Adolescents: A Microsociological Approach (Melissa R. Herman, Advisor)
• Lisel A. Murdock, "Human Capabilities: The Effects of Neighborhood Trust and Food Insecurity on Emotions" (Kathryn J. Lively, Advisor)
• Tessa M. Winter, "The Post Election Violence and Social Networks of University Students in Nairobi, Kenya (Denise L. Anthony, Advisor)

Presentations were held on Wednesday in May, May 20 and May 27, from 4:00-5:30 in the Rockefeller 1930 room.  Copies of their theses will be on file in the Sociology Department.

Faculty Announcements

This year, two of our faculty members will be on sabbatical, Matissa Hollister and Deborah King.  We will be changing our class schedule for the 2009-2010 academic year, adding courses to be taught by visitors.  Please stay tuned.