New York University Department of Sociology
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The New York University Department of Sociology is a leading academic department within NYU known for its research and teaching on social theory, inequality, crime, culture, and global social change.
All labels observed (1)
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| New York University Department of Sociology canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9815299 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: New York University Department of Sociology Context triple: [David Garland, employer, New York University Department of Sociology]
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Harvard University Department of Sociology
The Harvard University Department of Sociology is a leading academic department renowned for its influential research and graduate training in sociological theory, social structures, and empirical social science.
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NYU Silver School of Social Work
NYU Silver School of Social Work is a professional school within New York University that specializes in social work education, research, and training for social service practice and leadership.
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Department of Sociology (Brandeis University)
The Department of Sociology at Brandeis University is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs focused on the systematic study of society, social institutions, and social change.
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Department of Sociology at Rice University
The Department of Sociology at Rice University is an academic unit that conducts research and offers undergraduate and graduate programs focused on the scientific study of social life, institutions, and inequality.
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Wurzweiler School of Social Work
Wurzweiler School of Social Work is a graduate professional school known for its social work education and research, affiliated with Yeshiva University in New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York University Department of Sociology Target entity description: The New York University Department of Sociology is a leading academic department within NYU known for its research and teaching on social theory, inequality, crime, culture, and global social change.
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A.
Harvard University Department of Sociology
The Harvard University Department of Sociology is a leading academic department renowned for its influential research and graduate training in sociological theory, social structures, and empirical social science.
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B.
NYU Silver School of Social Work
NYU Silver School of Social Work is a professional school within New York University that specializes in social work education, research, and training for social service practice and leadership.
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C.
Department of Sociology (Brandeis University)
The Department of Sociology at Brandeis University is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs focused on the systematic study of society, social institutions, and social change.
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D.
Department of Sociology at Rice University
The Department of Sociology at Rice University is an academic unit that conducts research and offers undergraduate and graduate programs focused on the scientific study of social life, institutions, and inequality.
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E.
Wurzweiler School of Social Work
Wurzweiler School of Social Work is a graduate professional school known for its social work education and research, affiliated with Yeshiva University in New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic department
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sociology department ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | sociology ⓘ |
| affiliation | Faculty of Arts and Science at New York University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campus | NYU Washington Square campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | sociology faculty at New York University ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | sociology ⓘ |
| hasParentOrganization | New York University Faculty of Arts and Science NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
research in social theory
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research on crime ⓘ research on culture ⓘ research on global social change ⓘ research on social inequality ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
MA program in sociology
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PhD program in sociology ⓘ undergraduate sociology major ⓘ undergraduate sociology minor ⓘ |
| partOf | New York University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchArea |
comparative sociology
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crime ⓘ criminology ⓘ culture ⓘ global social change ⓘ inequality ⓘ political sociology ⓘ social stratification ⓘ social theory ⓘ urban sociology ⓘ |
| website | https://as.nyu.edu/sociology.html ⓘ |
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Subject: New York University Department of Sociology Description of subject: The New York University Department of Sociology is a leading academic department within NYU known for its research and teaching on social theory, inequality, crime, culture, and global social change.
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