Sociologist Overview

Sociology is the study of social life, social change, social causes and consequences of human behavior. Sociologists investigate the structure of groups, organizations, and societies, and how people interact within these contexts. 

 

Since all human behavior is social, the subject matter of sociology ranges from the intimate family to the hostile mob; from organized crime to religious cults; from the divisions of race, gender and social class to the shared beliefs of a common culture; and from the sociology of work to the sociology of sports.

 

In fact, few fields have such broad scope and relevance for research, theory, and application of knowledge. Their functions are:

• Research social interaction and social issues such as ethnic relations, gender and social inequalities 

• Conduct surveys, interviews, field observations and other investigations into society 

• Analyse and interprets information 

• Develop and tests theories about society 

• Write reports on research findings 

• May advise government, businesses or local authorities on social policy 

• May teach sociology 

 

Many students choose sociology because they see it as a broad liberal arts base for professions such as education, social work, and counseling. Sociology provides a rich fund of knowledge that directly pertains to each of these fields. 

 

Sociologists can specialize in families, adolescence, or children; the urban community; education; health and medicine; aging and the life course; work and occupations; the environment, science, and technology; economics, social inequality, and social class; race relations, ethnicity, and minorities; sex and gender; sports; culture and the arts; politics, the military, peace, and war; crime, delinquency, law, and justice; social change and social movements; and any other area of human organization. College and university courses reflect these interests, as well as research methods and theory building. 

 

Some of the most fascinating subjects explored by sociologists include: 

 

Sex and gender: Do men and women have different hiring, employment, and promotion experiences? This would be a research question for a sociologist specializing in how sex and gender affect the workplace. 

 

Medical sociology: How is AIDS transmitted (and thus prevented) in different subgroups of the population? How has public opinion about AIDS shifted? These are the concerns of medical sociologists. 

 

Organizations and occupations: Which management styles increase productivity and worker satisfaction would engage the attention of an organizational sociologist. 

 

Family: Are children of divorced parents more likely to divorce, or to reject marriage themselves? What factors predict whether abused children would fare better in foster care or reunited with their birth family? These would be possible subjects for a family sociologist. 

 

Sociologists work in offices, libraries and their own homes. They may work for community groups, schools, polytechnics, universities, government departments or local government. They may travel locally to different clients and to carry out research.

 

Here is a list of arts colleges

 

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