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Sociology
Sociology is the study of social relations, how they are formed and what their consequences are. Sociologists look at how cultures develop, how organizations function (or don’t), and how states and public policies shape ordinary people’s lives.
It is the broadest of all social science disciplines, as all spheres of social life—cultural, economic, and political—are open to sociological inquiry. Students learn to analyse social conditions that shape human lives, and confront topical issues in migration, poverty and inequalities, the climate crisis, ethnic relations, the changing face of religiosity, shifts in family forms, aging, mental health, welfare regimes and social policies, and science and technological disruptions.
Research
At NTU Sociology, our faculty work on a wide range of research, addressing topics such as migration, citizenship, welfare regimes and social policies, the climate crisis, ethnic relations, the changing face of religiosity, shifts in family forms, aging, mental health, pop culture, digital media, and the social dimensions of science and technological shifts.
Trained as sociologists, anthropologists, and geographers, our projects draw from a rich range of theoretical traditions and are grounded in diverse empirical approaches and sites. Many projects are interdisciplinary, collaborative, and address urgent social, economic, and political issues of Singapore, the region and beyond.
