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DIRECTORATE FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES (SES)
Sociology
The Sociology Program supports research on problems of human social
organization, demography, and processes of individual and institutional
change. The Program encourages theoretically focused empirical
investigations aimed at improving the explanation of fundamental social
processes. Included is research on organizations and organizational
behavior, population dynamics, social movements, social groups, labor force
participation, stratification and mobility, family, social networks,
socialization, gender roles, and the sociology of science and technology.
In assessing the intrinsic merit of a proposed piece of research, four
components are key to securing support from the Sociology Program: (1) The
issues investigated must be theoretically grounded. (2) The research should
be based on empirical observation or be subject to empirical validation. (3)
The research design must be appropriate to the questions asked. (4) The
proposed research must advance our understanding of social processes or
social structures.
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