{"id":4845,"date":"2019-07-24T09:20:18","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T13:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencescosmaincms.cm.ucf.edu\/sociology\/?page_id=4845"},"modified":"2025-10-10T15:25:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T19:25:05","slug":"department-of-sociology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sociology\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Sociology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-inverse mb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-sm-12 col-lg-12\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">Mission Statement<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">The UCF Department of Sociology provides the type of advanced learning community required to meet the challenges of the 21st century. We seek to educate global citizens who can access, evaluate, and analyze abundant information available through both electronic and more traditional forms of media. In addition, our department strives to foster support and understanding of diverse peoples, cultures, and issues. Through research, teaching, and service, our faculty contributes to essential knowledge of social processes and informs policy decisions at the local, regional, and global levels.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<section class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-homepage-research-activities \" data-section-link-title=\"Research activities\" aria-label=\"Research activities\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid pt-5 pb-3 mb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">Research activities<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">Research activities for Sociology faculty over the past 36 months.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row pt-2 mb-3 d-flex align-items-center\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 col-xl-2 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