CSULB Sociology Student Association

The Sociology Student Association is more than an academic student organization; we seek to create a space where students can network and build relationships with other college peers and professors. We are dedicated to exposing students to internship, career, and educational opportunities relating to their major. We will also host a number of social and community service events that will give students a chance to take an active role on campus and in their community.

What Does it Mean to Study Sociology?

Sociologists study human behavior as it pertains to human interaction within the guidelines of an organizational structure. The interaction between humans is more complex than the interactions between other animal species. Human behavior is greatly influenced and governed by social, religious, and legal guidelines. A sociologist studies these behaviors and the influences that preserve certain behaviors and change others.

Sociology is a broad science, covering many different disciplines the social sciences. Anthropology, archeology, and linguistics are the few disciplines that surpass what sociology readily encompasses. Sociology also studies more tangible measures of human behavior such as class or social status, social movements, criminal deviance, and even revolution.