Sociology at Macalester College

5 faculty and 26 courses in Sociology at Macalester College.

Faculty

• Christina Hughes, Assistant Professor h-index 25
  Notable: “Writing on academic careers” (1998) · 107 citations
• Gabby Gomez, Berg Postdoctoral Fellow h-index 4
  Notable: “Queer Politics of a Pandemic: LGBTQ + People’s Conceptions of COVID-19’s Politicization” (2022) · 16 citations
• Khaldoun Samman, Professor of Sociology h-index 4
  Notable: “Islamophobia and the Time and Space of the Muslim Other” (2012) · 8 citations
• Erika Busse-Cardenas, Associate Professor h-index 1
  International migration to cities, racialization, family, and reproductive justice, and urban ethnography. Carnegie Hall, 207A
  Notable: “book reviews” (2010) · 1 citations
• Erik Larson, Professor of Sociology and Chair
  Sociology of law, political sociology, economic sociology, and comparative-historical sociology. His research examines how global and national forces influence the emergence and transformation of legal, economic, and political insti

Courses

• Introduction to Sociology SOCI 110
• Prius or Pickup? Political Divides and Social Class SOCI 150
• Work, Identity, and Inequality SOCI 170
• Sociolinguistics SOCI 175
• Masculinities SOCI 185
• Criminal Behavior/Social Control SOCI 190
• Topics Course SOCI 194
• The Old Order is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born SOCI 200
• Sociology of Sexuality SOCI 210
• Sociology of Race/Ethnicity SOCI 220
• Struggles for Reproductive Justice: A Global Perspective SOCI 248
• Immigrant Voices in Times of Fear SOCI 258
• Social Science Inquiry SOCI 269
• Interpretive Social Research SOCI 270
• Social Theories SOCI 272
• Comparative-Historical Methods for Social Science SOCI 275
• Indigenous Peoples' Movements in Global Context SOCI 280
• Economic Sociology SOCI 283
• Islam and the West SOCI 290
• Law and Society SOCI 310
• Families and Social Change SOCI 335
• Political Sociology SOCI 370
• Senior Seminar SOCI 480
• + 3 more courses

Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.