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Doane Dept. of Sociology

Welcome to the official page of the Doane University Department of Sociology. We also offer a minor in Sociology.

Doane University offers two majors in Sociology: one with a General Emphasis and one with an emphasis in Criminology. Sociology seeks to understand all aspects of human social behavior, including the behavior of individuals and the social dynamics of small groups, institutions and societies. Students studying Sociology at Doane learn about family patterns and relationships, crime and the criminal justice system, social class, social movements, urban and rural life, and contemporary social issues. A sociology major provides an intellectual background for students considering careers in law, medicine, business, consulting, education, or just about any other profession.

10/14/2026

Building connections across generations 💫 Doane graduate Jacqueline Johnson Smith ‘73 and her husband Rufus Smith visited our Race and Nationality class during Homecoming Week. Jacqueline recently published her first book, a memoir of sort, “Can Anything Good Come Out of Jim Crow?”. Students in Dr. Andrea Johnson Wysocki’s class benefitted from hearing from a student who had once been in their shoes on campus. While reflecting, one student wrote “Hearing her personal story made the topics we have been discussing feel more real because we were able to hear about someone’s experiences instead of just learning about them from a textbook.”

10/07/2026

Things are still green at Doane, but there are signs of fall if you look closely. 🍃🍂As we head into fall break on the Crete campus, we hope students can take a moment to recharge for the second half of the semester.

08/04/2026

Feeling chic. Inside two weeks to the fall ‘26 starting line. See you soon!

07/02/2026

Summer is in full swing but we’re still thinking about Commencement in May. This year we celebrated 11 incredible sociology major graduates. They were kind, curious, quirky, thoughtful, funny, and genuinely good humans-the kind of students who make teaching a joy.

Watching them cross the stage was a reminder that endings are also beginnings. We wish each of you all the best as you step into whatever comes next. Congratulations to all of the Doane University graduates. We have a feeling maybe the best is now. 🧡

05/16/2026

Four years can change a lot. From first-year photos to senior year milestones — we asked our graduates: what advice would you give your freshman self? Here’s what four of them had to say. 🧡

04/02/2026

Doane Sociology 🤝 MSS 2026
Three faculty and six students travelled recently to St. Louis to attend the Midwest Sociological Society annual meeting. Students shared their research during the poster sessions and Dr. Gentzler gave a presentation about student use and perceptions of AI in higher ed. We sprinkled in some fun extra-curriculars and of course found a way to make everything sociological. We are thankful that we are able to provide these meaningful experiences for students at Doane University !

01/23/2026

As our week of activities honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. winds down at Doane, we share this excerpt from his 1963 Letter from a Birmingham Jail. Using a true sociological perspective, Dr. King recognized the interconnectedness of groups within a society and implored us to see beyond the “us” versus “them” binary and to challenge the often invisible social structures that may benefit the in-group at the expense of the out-group. Sociologists emphasize that humans have created these structures through our interactions across time, so we are capable of changing them to better suit the needs of all. This is a lesson that certainly holds relevance today.

12/18/2025

Happy holiday season from your Doane Psychology and Sociology faculty! We ran a thoroughly unscientific study on ugly sweaters, social norms, and end-of-semester stress.
Findings indicated strong group cohesion and a statistically significant need for winter break.
See you in 2026!🎄📈

11/26/2025

November 2025: NUSS @ Midland U.

We loaded the van at 6:45am and hit the road to Fremont for a full day of undergraduate sociological research. From Zoë’s poster session, to Olivia and Samie’s works-in-progress roundtable, to the oral presentations by Addison, Brooke, and Zainab, our students showed their work alongside undergrads from across the state. 👩‍🏫

Addison presented a paper she wrote for Dr. Gentzler’s Juvenile Delinquency course and walked away with first place in the paper competition. 🥇

Dr. DeBoer has taken students to NUSS for nearly twenty years, but this year brought a first: friends driving 1.5 hours just to surprise & support our presenters. really IS that kind of community. 💫

Address

1014 Boswell Ave
Crete, NE
68333

Website

http://www.doane.edu/sociology

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