Northwestern’s Sociology PhD blends classical theory with cutting-edge computational methods to examine inequality, culture, and networks. Students scrape social-media data on climate activism, conduct immersive ethnography in gig-work hubs, and model incarceration spillovers using administrative big data. A public-sociology lab trains scholars to translate findings into op-eds and policy dialogues.
Map diffusion of climate-protest tactics via Twitter retweet networks
Conduct photovoice study on food insecurity in urban food deserts
Analyze algorithmic bias in credit-scoring using matched administrative data
Model gig-platform worker solidarity formation with agent-based simulations
Study neighborhood gentrification via property-tax and Yelp review triangulation
Evaluate impacts of student-loan debt on delayed family formation
Perform comparative ethnography of esports arenas and traditional sports fandom
Assess prison-education program effects on recidivism with survival analysis
Create interactive timeline of LGBTQ+ policy shifts and public opinion trends
Investigate meme culture as digital resistance in authoritarian contexts
Quantify moral panics about AI through newspaper sentiment 1980-2025
Develop dashboard visualizing police stop-and-frisk disparities by race
Research relational work in influencer–follower micro-economies
Build a machine-learning classifier detecting hate speech in multiple dialects
Write policy suggestions for transparency in predictive policing algorithms
Understand and transform society with Northwestern’s Sociology PhD.
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