{"id":863,"date":"2017-11-07T14:32:59","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T22:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/2\/academics\/?page_id=863"},"modified":"2025-12-09T10:55:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T18:55:50","slug":"sociology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/academics\/sociology\/","title":{"rendered":"Sociology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; module_class=&#8221;fixed et_pb_specialty_fullwidth&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/wou.edu\/academics\/files\/2017\/12\/SociologyTop.jpg&#8221; inner_width=&#8221;89%&#8221; inner_width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; inner_width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; inner_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; inner_max_width=&#8221;89%&#8221; inner_max_width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; inner_max_width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; inner_max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;caps&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h1>Sociology<\/h1>\n<p>Sociology is the study of social life, its characteristics, changes, causes and consequences. 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