“Indeed a case might well be made for the statement that the social survey was an invention of the sociologist.” – E. W. Burgess (1916)
Author Archives: Sociology at Work
Applied Sociology Goals for 2017
“Applied sociology goals: exercise the sociological imagination.” New Year’s resolutions for enhancing our collective sociological practice
Happy New Year!
Applied sociologists, keep working for sociological change!
Applied Sociology: Understanding, Intervention, and Enhancement of Human Social Life
“Applied sociology is ‘any use (often client-centred) of the sociological perspective and / or its tools in the understanding of, intervention in, and/ or enhancement of human social life.” – Stephen Steele and Jamie Price
Doing Interdisciplinary Work in Applied Sociology
Interdisciplinary research is highly valued outside academia. In applied contexts, the end product is not a research report, but a new product, model, software, or some other practical outcome.
Honouring Ulrich Beck: Re-vitalising The Sociological Imagination
“A re-vitalised sociological imagination can and does have all kinds of impacts.” – Professor Ulrich Beck
Applied Sociology and Economic Consulting
A new article argues economics is best position to influence social policy because they out-earn other disciplines.
Where to Look For Contract Research Work
Contract work can be an ideal place to start out, so you can build up your resume.
Classic Quote of the Week: Zygmunt Bauman on The Task for Sociology
“The task for sociology is to come to the help of the individual. We have to be in service of freedom. It is something we have lost sight of.” – Zygmunt Bauman
Classic Quote of the Week: Pierre Bourdieu on The Function of Sociology
“The function of sociology, as of every science, is to reveal that which is hidden.” – Pierre Bourdieu
Sociology at Work 