Sociology and Anthropology

Research co-authored by Rena Zito in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology shows that despite public policies that assume otherwise, disadvantaged women are rarely able to meet and marry financially secure men.

Professor Tom Mould explains the power of symbols in a column published by several regional newspapers as Americans discuss and debate the future of the Confederate flag.

In "Play and the Human Condition," Elon University’s Thomas Henricks explores the way humans of all ages and cultures play with each other - through sport, games, art and more - and how such activities expand the sense of our own possibilities.

Assistant Professor Aunchalee Palmquist and Elon graduate Molly O’Brien published a chapter in "Community Health Narratives: A Reader", edited by Emily Mendenhall and Kathy Wollner.

Elon senior public health studies major Catherine Palmer and Assistant Professor Aunchalee Palmquist presented their research in March at the 10th annual Breastfeeding and Feminism International Conference. 

The assistant professor of anthropology analyzed the official narratives told about the city of Asmara between 1890 and today.

His paper was about the methodological challenges and the lessons learned from conducting ethnography among migrants in Washington, D.C.