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Our disciplines investigate the complex relationship between individuals and social systems to inform and empower future citizens and leaders.

Why Sociology & Anthropology at Lehigh?

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Lehigh University offers courses and research opportunities aimed at fostering self and societal awareness. We help you understand what it means to be human and to make a real impact in people's lives.

Our courses provide you with the necessary analytical skills to understand and conduct social research. You can be part of research that leads to opportunities to publish in top professional journals and present at conferences.

Our graduates go on to a variety of meaningful careers, including medicine, law, marketing, or education. We're a community of faculty and students where the emphasis is on helping you grow personally and professionally.

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Death by Design with Dr. Sanyu A. Mojola

Sanyu A. Mojola is Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs and Maurice P. During Professor of Demographic Studies at Princeton University. She directed Princeton's Office of Population Research from 2020 to 2024.
 

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Cate Coffino, Sociology major at Lehigh

“I'm learning in my sociology classes how to talk to people and how to understand people rather than just getting a textbook and reading a bunch of information. I'm really getting to understand why people are the way they are and I think that life skill would help me in a million different fields in my future.”

Cate Coffino

Sociology & Health and Medicine and Society Double Major
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How Cultural Ideas About Mental Health Shape Public Understanding

In her forthcoming book, sociologist Amy Johnson examines four decades of mental health conversation and challenges a fundamental assumption that increased dialogue about mental health reduces stigma.

Read Amy's story
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