| Careers
in Sociology
What can I do with a degree in Sociology?
If you are a major you
have probably asked or been asked this very question. A major or
minor in Sociology, the study of the social relations and the social order
and social change that results from them, provides students with a solid
foundation useful in many different careers. Students with undergraduate
or master's degrees in Sociology are employed in a wide variety of clinical,
applied, research and business settings.
Clinical sociologists
focus on analysis and intervention and work, for example, as conflict mediators,
forensic specialists, sociotherapists, social workers, and program directors.
Applied sociologists are research specialists, who do needs assessment,
program evaluation, policy analysis, urban and regional planning, and similar
problem solving in government, organization and business settings. In
business, Sociology majors are employed in human resources, personnel and
industrial relations, marketing, management and organizational planning.
A background in Sociology provides students
with a wide range of marketable skills that employers in all types of settings
desire, including communication skills, both verbal and written; conceptualization
tools; problem solving strategies; an understanding of group dynamics;
and research skills. So rather than asking What
can I do with my degree? Sociology students should be asking What
can't
I do with a degree in Sociology?
Source:
Howery, C., N. Perrin, and J. Seem. 1993. Teaching Sociological
Practice: A Resource Book. Washington, DC: The American Sociological
Association. |
Rachelle Cummins
Senior Research Advisor
AARP
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Career and educational
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Typical Day
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Sociological
skills (1.1 mb)
Importance of
writing (1 mb)
Typical survey
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Career history
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Value of foreign
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Advice to students
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Final plug for
Sociology (.3 mb) |
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