Sociology at Work

Resource to Help You Land a Job in the Not-For-Profit Sector

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Today we look at advice from professionals in the not-for-profit sector, including how to get your foot in the door through an internship. I also discuss how publishing your research might boost your CV.

Sociology Media Resources

Here are a couple of sociology media resources that might be of interest: the Sociology Spotlight and the United Nations webcast. iPhone & iPad For those of you with iPhones and iPads here’s a free app: Sociology Spotlight By Wiley Publishing. I can’t check it out myself as I don’t have either (I’m an Androider!),ContinueContinue reading “Sociology Media Resources”

Gender Equality Around the World: Advances and Gaps

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A new global report finds that, while there are more girls enrolled in education, and more women in paid employment, gender inequality persists.

Continuing Questions

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By Alan Scott Alan Scott is the Convenor of the Applied Sociology Group, The Australian Sociological Association (TASA). In this article, Alan poses some questions about how Applied Sociologists carry out their work, whether or not social theory is important to their daily jobs, and the extent to which the training we receive as sociologyContinueContinue reading “Continuing Questions”

To Be or Not to Be ‘Too Academic’: Theory and Practice in Applied Contexts

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Welcome to the second edition of Working Notes, the online bulletin for Sociology At Work. In this edition, we tackle the question of what it means to be ‘too academic’ in an applied context. The idea of being ‘too academic’ (or ‘not academic enough’ as the case may be) refers to a way of definingContinueContinue reading “To Be or Not to Be ‘Too Academic’: Theory and Practice in Applied Contexts”

Do It Yourself Social Research and Everyday Evaluation: Lessons From a 40-year Career as an Applied Sociologist. Melbourne, Australia

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Yoland Wadsworth has been working as an applied sociologist for almost four decades in Melbourne, Australia. She specialises in action research techniques, having worked with various research centres within universities as well as with state government research centres, and she also takes on other consultancy work. She writes about her new book which brings togetherContinueContinue reading “Do It Yourself Social Research and Everyday Evaluation: Lessons From a 40-year Career as an Applied Sociologist. Melbourne, Australia”

Health Matters: Working with Qualitative and Quantitative Methods. Melbourne, Australia

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Christine Walker works with the Chronic Illness Alliance, in Melbourne, Australia. Christine specialises in qualitative research on health issues, but she has more recently began working with quantitative methods. In this profile Christine discusses her research on diabetes and epilepsy. Dr Christine Walker cwalker@chronicillness.org.au Chief Executive Officer of the Chronic Illness Alliance Inc. Dr ChristineContinueContinue reading “Health Matters: Working with Qualitative and Quantitative Methods. Melbourne, Australia”

Addressing Disadvantage: Applying Theory to Practice. Melbourne, Australia

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Dina Bowman talks about her work with a not-for-profit organisation in Melbourne, Australia, which addresses social disadvantage through services, advocacy and research. Dina’s current research focus is on understanding inequality in the ‘working years’. She outlines how it is possible to use social theory in an applied context in order to address inequality and toContinueContinue reading “Addressing Disadvantage: Applying Theory to Practice. Melbourne, Australia”

Sociological Leadership in Education: Abuja, Nigeria

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Dr Steve Nwokeocha is based in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. Here he explains how sociology influences his management style, and demonstrates ‘the difference a sociologist can make in bringing about positive changes in an organisation and in launching a very new organisation into national, continental and global relevance’. Dr Steve Nwokeocha drsteve44@yahoo.com DirectorContinueContinue reading “Sociological Leadership in Education: Abuja, Nigeria”