As the Global Transformation theme of the Department of Sociology suggests, sociology is becoming increasingly concerned with an international view of modern society. Interdisciplinary endeavors including sociology are also continuing to grow. Sociology is involved with investigating and solving social problems, so the trajectory of sociology will be tied to new trends and evolutions in the social world alongside ongoing inquiry into historical and perennial societal issues.
The growth of data-intensive research must also be of direct concern. Grant-funded research will be subject to data management plan requirements, including considerations for publishing and sharing data. This will increase the need for data publication venues. Calls for data sharing and replication-based sociology have appeared in the scholarly literature, particularly as many sociologists do rely on secondary data from survey research.
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Agricultural Economics (rural sociology, developing societies)
DEIA is of relevant interest to Sociologist and the Sociology faculty and curriculum at MSU. MSU Sociology's focus on migration, environment, and health lends itself to a DEIA lens. Materials in these subject areas are collected with a particular attention to people of color, women, disability, the global south, and the LGBTQIA community.