Sociology Departments in Sweden

Sociologyindex, Sociology Books 2011

Lunds University
http://www.soc.lu.se/in_english/
The Department of Sociology at Lund university is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences and consists of three divisions:
* Division of Sociology * Division of Social Anthropology * Division of Education
About the Division of Sociology
http://www.soc.lu.se/in_english/about_the_division_of_sociology/
Sociology is a social science that studies and analyse social relations and processes of very different kinds – everything from global relations and historical changes in society to the everyday meetings, life stories and identities of individuals. Sociologists do research on power relations, gender relations, social inequality, ethnic conflict, youth culture, mass media, child development, criminality, environmental matters, working life, housing and much else. The subject of sociology also embraces specialities such as criminology and social psychology.
The research employs many different methods, such as questionnaires, interviews, participatory observation and textual analysis. By developing concepts and theories sociology seeks better and better explanations of human action and societal relations. Sociology is to a great extent a critical and reflective science. It has an important function of social criticism and often gives new and deeper insights into things that we have previously taken for granted.
If you would like to know more about the fields in which sociologists do research, see Research and Research Environments.
The Department of Sociology was founded in 1957 and is today the home of 12 professors and has a total of 120 staff members including Ph-D students.
Education
The department offers courses in Sociology, Social Anthropology and Education - both on campus and on the Internet.
Research
The Department of Sociology has eight research environments focusing on different areas within the fields of modern Sociology, Social Anthropology and Education. For more information see "Research".

About The division of Social Anthropology
http://www.soc.lu.se/in_english/about_the_division_of_social_anthropology/
What is Social Anthropology?
Social Anthropology is one of the major internationally recognized basic research social science disciplines. It was established following the turn of the Twentieth Century. The unifying focus of anthropology is the study of mankind, its history, social structures and cultural forms. In the United States the subject is divided into social and cultural anthropology, archaeology, human biology and linguistics. In Europe this has not been the case and social anthropology has remained a separate subject. In any case the scope of anthropology encompasses issues covered by history, linguistics, archaeology and human biology although the degree to which this occurs is variable from department to department. The field has historically had a major influence on the other social sciences since several major approaches, structural functionalism, structuralism, structural marxism were elaborated very much within social anthropology.
Internationally renowned
The department at Lund university has been a significant contributor to what is referred to as historical anthropology, and it has been the center for the development of global systemic anthropology. Research and teaching in Lund has included the study of global historical processes, the formation and disappearance of particular social and cultural forms, the nature of personhood and social experience, the processes of cultural production, the formation of ontologies and cosmologies.
Social Anthropology at Lund is internationally renowned for the development of that field which is designated today as global systemic anthropology. This approach is based on the necessity of accounting for global processes involved in the constitution of local social organizations: i.e. the way in which social forms, from rituals to institutions, are formed in the interaction between local and global processes. From the mid 70's we have cooperated with researchers from other disciplines such as history, ancient history and archaeology in numerous international publications on the nature and dynamics of world historical processes.

SUDA, the Stockholm University Demography Unit
http://www.suda.su.se/
SUDA is part of the Department of Sociology, offering training in demography through individual courses, multi-disciplinary one- and two-year master’s degrees,
and a doctoral degree in sociological demography.
These programs are the only comprehensive demographic training in Sweden and are well connected with research schools throughout the world.
Our research concentrates on family dynamics – childbearing, partnerships, households – and the cultural, social, economic, and political conditions that underlie
them. Most of the work we do is comparative, engaging data from countries throughout Europe and the rest of the world. We are particularly interested in the
effects of social policy, gender relationships and attitudes or values on demographic behavior.

Göteborg University
http://www.pol.gu.se/Page.asp?PageId=59
Introduction to Political Science in Göteborg
Political Science is one of the oldest and most distinguished social science disciplines. The thinkers of ancient Greece, such as Plato and Aristotle, wrote books about the state and politics. In Sweden, the world’s oldest chair in political science was created in 1622. The history of our department is more recent – our first chair was established in 1901.
Contemporary political science proudly carries on this heritage, while simultaneously placing value on being a lively contemporary social science that is central to debate and research on society and politics. The Department of Political Science at Göteborg University consists of around forty researchers and instructors, thirty Ph.D. students and ten administrators. Our undergraduate program contains around one thousand students each year.
We offer courses from the undergraduate to the Master’s and Ph.D. levels in political science. At the undergraduate level, we also offer courses in international politics, public administration and social studies. The courses may be taken separately or be part of a program of study (a major). We offer the opportunity to study abroad as part of the degree. The department collaborates with a number of foreign universities within the framework of various exchange programs (e.g. ERASMUS and Nordplus).
In the area of research, the department has an established profile in the area of electoral behaviour and electoral studies. Regular surveys have been carried out with the electorate since the 1950s. Other areas of focus include public administration and public policy, international politics, Swedish foreign policy and the study of ideas.

Books, E-Books Great Discounts