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The Sociology Department at Hopkins is among the smallest of the major graduate training centers in the United States. We presently have thirteen full-time faculty members and about thirty predoctoral students. The intimacy afforded by such numbers has allowed us to design a unique environment for graduate study. The term "research apprenticeship" probably best characterizes our structure and philosophy.

The social climate is informal, and the mix of students and faculty, both drawn from a wide variety of geographic and social backgrounds, constitutes a rewarding intellectual community.

The research and training opportunities available in the department are further enriched by the active participation of a distinguished part-time faculty. These faculty have their primary appointments in social science research institutes located on the Homewood Campus or in the School of Hygiene and Public Health, which offers first-rate programs in population and demography, mental health and mental hygiene, and health care organization, to name but a few.