Sociology graduates identify gaps in their vocational training and the careers they go into.
Author Archives: Sociology at Work
Happy New Year 2019
“Produce positive social change through active intervention” (Bruhn 1999). Happy New Year, colleagues! A quick post about what we have planned for you for the year ahead.
The Sociological Imagination
“Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both.” – C. Wright Mills
Sociology Careers in High Demand
Sociology skills remain in high demand in government, the not-for-profit sector and in the corporate sector.
Foucault and Chomsky Debate Human Nature
What is our role in social justice as applied sociologists? In this debate from 1971, Michel Foucault and Noam Chomsky disagree about the fundamental qualities of “human nature”
Call Marx
Is it time to take control of the means of production? A reminder to phone a friend
Benefits of Sociology to Future Careers
A new report identifies four areas of innovation that will open up employment opportunities: technological methods, interdisciplinary methods, applied sociological skills, and consultancy.
A Sociology for Women
“A sociology for women would offer a knowledge of the social organisation and determinations of the properties and events of our directly experienced world.” Dorothy Smith helped to revolutionise sociological methods through feminist principles.
Sociology of Economics
Professors Herbert Gans and Michèle Lamont have been interviewed by The New York Times, about what social policy might look like if sociologists had as much influence as economists.
Applied sociology career spotlight: Non-Government Organisations
We look at the career of Senegal-born sociologist Moustapha Diouf, who began his career as a researcher for UNESCO, and is now advisor to the Prime Minister.
Sociology at Work 