STUDY IN-DEPTH - SOCIOLOGY VERSUS OTHER DISCIPLINES

Recent interest in curriculum reform has focused on the major as the l ocus for study in depth. Few empirical studies have been done on study in depth in general, and none have been done on study in depth in soc iology. In th is study, I examine study in depth in sociology versus o ther social sciences and other majors, using schools as the unit of an alysis. I found that study in depth is not very deep overall and that sociology majors experience less study in depth than do other majors. Sociology majors do, however perceive greater intellectual connections than do other majors, and sociology majors experience greater connect ions with personally significant questions and more exploration of val ues and ethics. I explore the implications of the results.