Sociology Quotes – Page 2 – Sociology at Work

Sociology More Nimble on its Feet

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The quote below comes from a great book with lots of useful case studies of applied sociology in action. In Public Sociology: Research, Action, and Change, Philip Nyden, Leslie Hossfeld and Gwendolyn Nyden, argue: “In their active engagement with various publics, sociologists become more aware of emerging issues and responding to those issues in their research.ContinueContinue reading “Sociology More Nimble on its Feet”

Social Survey Invented by Sociology

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Here’s a fun read by E. W. Burgess, who was writing in 1916 about the importance of social surveys as a “constructive service by departments of sociology”: “Indeed a case might well be made for the statement that the social survey was an invention of the sociologist. In every department of sociology in theContinueContinue reading “Social Survey Invented by Sociology”

Applied Sociology Goals for 2017

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Dear colleagues: if you’re celebrating the new year – do you have resolutions? Here are some ideas for enhancing our collective sociological practice! We’re on our way with the first one… number six is a bit tricky to say the least. (We have our work cut out for us with the rise of ultra conservativeContinueContinue reading “Applied Sociology Goals for 2017”

Happy New Year!

Dear colleagues – happy new year to those celebrating and to all applied sociologists: stay inspired and keep working for social change! Best wishes for 2017.- Zuleyka

Applied Sociology

Applied sociology is led by the research questions and concerns of clients.

Honouring Ulrich Beck: Re-vitalising The Sociological Imagination

The great German sociologist Ulrich Beck challenged us to revitalise our sociological imagination.

Classic Quote of the Week: Zygmunt Bauman on The Task for Sociology

Zygmunt Bauman is a white man bald at the top with white hair fluffing out on the sides of his head. He is smoking a pipe in front of a bookcase

“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.”

Classic Quote of the Week: Pierre Bourdieu on The Function of Sociology

Pierre Bourdieu is a white man with short dark hair and a five o'clock shadow. He wears a brown suit and white shirt

“The function of sociology, as of every science, is to reveal that which is hidden.”

Sociology: ‘A Dazzling and Compelling Enterprise’

A quote from Anthony Giddens: ‘Sociology is… a dazzling and compelling enterprise.’

Sociology: Excitment in Familiar Becoming Transformed

“The excitement of sociology is usually of a different sort. Sometimes, it is true, the sociologist penetrates into worlds that had previously been quite unknown to him—for instance, the world of crime, or the world of some bizarre religious sect, or the world fashioned by the exclusive concerns of some group such as medical specialistsContinueContinue reading “Sociology: Excitment in Familiar Becoming Transformed”