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The field of sociology studies virtually every aspect of human society.

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26
Mar
11:30 am - 12:30 pm ET
The Flint Water Coup: Debt at the End of Democracy
02
Apr
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm ET
Alice and Peter Rossi Memorial Lecture - Dr. Areej Sabbagh-Khoury
09
Apr
11:30 am - 12:30 pm ET
Cracks in the Civilization? Aims and Contradictions of 'Progressive' Intersectional Politics in Brazil and Colombia