Studying in the United States: Introduction to the Main Research Direction of Sociology Postgraduates

Sociological research in American universities is distributed in 765,438+0 fields, but the focus of sociological research in the United States is still in the areas concerned by key universities. The main reason is that most sociological research in the United States is funded by non-governmental and private institutions. In this society with pragmatism, efficiency and utility as its core values, the starting point of investors is closer to life. Due to the reputation of key universities, these institutions are more willing to entrust research topics that people care about to top American universities. The following introduces the main research directions of American sociology graduate students.

Research Direction of American Sociology Major I. Comparative Sociology/Macrosociology Research

Among the top ten American universities, seven have this research direction: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Stanford University, Harvard University, Northwestern University, Indiana University, UCLA and the University of North Carolina.

Research direction of American sociology II. Formal social organizations and complex social organizations

Five of the ten key universities have research projects on formal social organizations and complex social organizations. They are University of Chicago, Harvard University, University of Michigan, Northwestern University and University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Research direction of American sociology major III. Sociological methodology: quantitative method

Sociological research methods have always been the specialty of American sociological research, especially quantitative research methods, and this quantitative research method is getting worse and worse in the United States, so that some American sociologists claim that they can't understand the articles of their peers. Nevertheless, quantitative methods are still the main research field. Harvard University, University of Chicago, University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Northwestern University and UCLA have special research projects in quantitative methods.

Four research directions of American sociology major. Study on liquidity and stratification

University of Chicago, Harvard University, Northwestern University, UCLA and University of Wisconsin-Madison have this research direction respectively.

Research direction of American sociology specialty v. Cultural sociology

Harvard University, Stanford University, Northwestern University, Indiana University and UCLA all have this research direction.

Research direction of American sociology specialty. A study on the relationship between race/nationality/minority.

Northwestern University, Stanford University, University of Michigan, UCLA and University of Wisconsin-Madison still have research directions in this traditional field.

Research direction of American sociology specialty VII. Gender studies

In gender studies, the University of Michigan, Northwestern University, Stanford University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison all have research projects.

Research direction of American sociology specialty. Economy and society

The sociology departments of four universities have postgraduate education programs in economic and social fields, namely Northwest University, Stanford University, Indiana University and University of Wisconsin-Madison.