Sociology at Work

Open Data, Open Access and What They Mean for Applied Sociology

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Data are necessary for robust social science but very expensive to collect. Current regulations limit the ability for public servants and researchers sharing their data with the public. What does the open data movement mean for applied sociologists? Here’s two brief case studies on what’s happening in the European Union and in the USA. Open Data inContinueContinue reading “Open Data, Open Access and What They Mean for Applied Sociology”

Using Sociology to Support Domestic Violence Victims

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We explore the experience delivering care in domestic violence shelters, and how this differs from the academic theories of domestic violence survivors.

What Can You Do With a Sociology Degree?

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Specialist with the Department of Labour, social and casework supervisor, state medical investigator, development and urban planner, coordinator for youth development. What do these jobs have in common? They are applied sociology jobs!

Work-Life-Balance Optional

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Large infographic showing icons of a plate with forks, a palm tree, hearts, clock, house and chats. It says 98% of people send work-related emails nights and weekends, 44$ of people feel well-prepared at work, and 77% of people say personal values influence their decisions

Sociology As Applied Science

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A comic shows a sociologist at one end of a continuum and a mathematician at the other end, poking fun at the ‘impurity’ of our practice. But there is another way to read the utility of applied sociology.

“If We Began to Believe That Wall Street is Expendable…”

Black and white people hold a large yellow sign saying: WE ARE THE 99%. One person holds up a giant cheque, which says: Five Billion Dollar State Cut

“If we began to believe that Wall Street is expendable, perhaps we would regulate it properly so that it would do what it should do, and only that.” – Jeff Madrick

Sociology Careers: Librarian

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Check out this profile on a sociology graduate who works as a librarian.

Roots of Sociological Theory and Methods

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Two new infographics from Norton Sociology depict sociology’s seminal works, as well as its early founders.

Famous Applied Sociologists

Black and white photo of Dr Martin Luther King Jr on 28 August, 1963, at the Mall in Washington, USA during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Dr King is a Black man with a moustache and buzz cut black hair. He wears a dark suit, with a pin and handkerchief over his left lapel. He has his right arm up high, waving to a large crowd of 260,000 people

Did you know that Dr Martin Luther King Jr had a degree in sociology? The American Sociological Association lists these public figures as having degrees in sociology: Rev. Jesse Jackson Emily Balch, 1946 Nobel Peace Prize winner (a social worker and social reformer) Dan Aykroyd, actor/ Blues Brother Robin Williams, actor/ comedian Then again… Ronald Reagan alsoContinueContinue reading “Famous Applied Sociologists”