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Social Sciences

Our social science disciplines apply both quantitative scientific and interpretive humanistic methodologies to study diverse patterns of human behavior, social structures and cultural and social change. Our highly-ranked Social Sciences departments produce research and scholarship that advance their respective fields and the university's goal of knowledge in service of society.

 

In addition, Duke's interpretive social sciences have distinguished themselves internationally with research addressing important global cultural themes related to gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, citizenship/nationality, social exclusion, social inequality, social movements, diaspora, health, religion, and artistic expression, among other factors.

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Majors Offered
20
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Minors Offered
16
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Faculty Members
218

Recent Social Sciences Faculty Publications 

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Sanctions: What Everyone Needs to Know
Bruce W. Jentleson
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People Power: History, Organizing, and Larry Goodwyn's Democratic Vision in the Twenty-first Century
Wesley C. Hogan, Paul Ortiz (editors)
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Birthing Black Mothers
Jennifer C. Nash
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African American Literature in Transition, 1800–1830: Volume 2, 1800–1830
Jasmine Nicole Cobb
Capitalism and Democracy: Prosperity, Justice, and the Good Society
Capitalism and Democracy: Prosperity, Justice, and the Good Society
Thomas A. Spragens Jr.
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Breaking the Social Media Prism: How to Make Our Platforms Less Polarizing
Chris Bail
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Primordial History, Print Capitalism, and Egyptology in Nineteenth-Century Cairo: Mustafa Salama al-Naggari's. The Garden of Ismail's Praise
Adam Mestyan
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Linguistic Discrimination in US Higher Education: Power, Prejudice, Impacts, and Remedies
Gaillynn Clements & Marnie Jo Petray (editors)
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Unsettling Utopia: The Making and Unmaking of French India
Jessica Namakkal
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Screen Shots: State Violence on Camera in Israel and Palestine
Rebecca L. Stein
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Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging
Danan Gu, Matthew E. Dupre (editors)
From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century
From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century
William A. Darity, A. Kirsten Mullen
Curbing the Court: Why the Public Constrains Judicial Independence
Curbing the Court: Why the Public Constrains Judicial Independence
Christopher D. Johnston, Brandon L. Bartels
Living by the Sword: Weapons and Material Culture in France and Britain, 600–1600
Living by the Sword: Weapons and Material Culture in France and Britain, 600–1600
Kristen Neuschel
Gandhi in the Gallery: The Art of Disobedience
Gandhi in the Gallery: The Art of Disobedience
Sumathi Ramaswamy
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