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Sociology
If you major in sociology at a college, what are some careers you can go into? Like what are some careers that require a degree in sociology? Someone please help.
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Sociology's one of my majors, so I'm also interested in this question. =P
As I understand it, there's no career that requires sociology, but there are many fields where it's definitely an advantage. It's all what you make of it. As sociology is basically the study of society -- what makes it work, how does it work, what is it, etc. -- you'll find sociology's applied to careers which focus on people, communities, and/or politics. Some sociology graduates go into governmental work, others NGOs or community groups. A couple go into HR or sales and marketing. There really is a lot that sociology can be applied to.
Keep in mind that sociology as studied at university/college is very broad... you will most likely want to specialise or do a second major -- some unis have social policy as a separate, second major, and many like to combine their sociological studies with law or economics, for example. However, if you specialise in the sociology of ageing, for example, than your degree focus will obviously focus on old people and ageing in society, and your career choices will likely gravitate to that. On the other hand, studying the sociology of work or politics will mean a more political bent to your degree.
Have a look at what your country's Sociology Association says. The ASA has a good set of pages on careers for sociology graduates:
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EDIT: Didn't see the previous columnist's answer, oops!
It helps if you have something specific in mind, e.g. a desire to help people, or to understand how social interactions work.
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I found this site that tells you a bunch about sociology and what you can do with a sociology degree.
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