Sociology & Anthropology

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The Department of Sociology/Anthropology has the unique feature of combining two disciplines within a single departmental major. We encourage students to take full advantage of this opportunity to develop a perspective for the systematic analysis and understanding of human behavior. Based on the empirical findings of the closely related disciplines of sociology and anthropology, this perspective is inherently comparative, in that the department is concerned with the impact of culture and society in various settings.

Although these disciplines share common concern about human behavior, each has its own history, concepts, and theoretical commitments. Anthropology essentially focuses on the role of culture in human experience, and sociology is concerned primarily with the role of social interaction and the social structure in human experience.

If you have questions about the Sociology/Anthropology Department at Middlebury, please contact:

Professor David Stoll
Department Chair
dstoll@middlebury.edu