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I Can Feel Like a Ship Without a Rudder

Susan Pitt offers an introspection on the importance of peer support and networks for non-academics, and how this shapes her identity as a sociologist. Her paper also provides an example of one career path available to sociology students, within one of the various public service graduate programs. By Susan Pitt I have finally come to theContinueContinue reading “I Can Feel Like a Ship Without a Rudder”

Exploring the Entrepreneurial Option for Sociologists

A white woman wearing a ring is looking through golden binoculars and smiling

Karina Butera covers her PhD journey and how she built a business. She provides advice for other postgraduate students considering entrepreneurship. By Karina Butera Throughout my postgraduate experience I have operated within both the worlds of academia and commercial enterprise. I am perhaps a strange hybrid because I have entwined my ‘sociological imagination’ with my interest ContinueContinue reading “Exploring the Entrepreneurial Option for Sociologists”

Roots of Sociological Theory and Methods

Thick trunks and roots of rubber trees in Cairns ,Australia

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”

Sociology Resources

Two stacks of sociological texts on a bookshelf, including health, deviance, welfare research methods, race, theory, family, sexuality and Erving Goffman's The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life

A list of resources on applied sociology. Includes careers, students, job hunting, and videos.

Eastern Europe and Central Asia: the Need for Practical Skills-Based Learning

The World Bank has released a new report – Skills Not Just Diplomas, which presents a critical evaluation on the state of education in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the former Soviet Union. The report lends support for some of the goals of our applied social research network here at Sociology at Work – specificallyContinueContinue reading “Eastern Europe and Central Asia: the Need for Practical Skills-Based Learning”

Influencing Social Change: Advice for Students Who Want to Work with NGOs. Melbourne, Australia

A group of students are digging with shovels and yellow buckets by a lake

Sharon Bond works as a Senior Research Officer with a not-for-profit organisation in Melbourne, Australia. Sharon conducts research and analysis to inform the planning and development of the organisation’s community services. One of Sharon’s primary research areas is on the ‘through school to work transition’ project. Sharon discusses her career path into her current roleContinueContinue reading “Influencing Social Change: Advice for Students Who Want to Work with NGOs. Melbourne, Australia”

Identity Development Amongst Sea/Tree Changers: A Postgrad Research Blog. Sunshine Coast, Australia

In a jungle, a man with his back to us is looking at a white woman in the background, she is strapped to a harness and climbing a tree

Christina Kargillis is a third-year postgraduate student studying identity development amongst people who are looking for a ‘sea change’ or a ‘tree change’. That is, people who move from larger Australian cities to smaller country areas due to limited employment opportunities and in search of a change of lifestyle. Christina introduces her blog which describesContinueContinue reading “Identity Development Amongst Sea/Tree Changers: A Postgrad Research Blog. Sunshine Coast, Australia”

Advice for Students Who Want to Work as Social Activists: A View From a Trade Union, UK

A man in a high-visibility vest is atop a roof, with his fist raised against the sky. He wears a face covering and a hat

Gary Pattison provides advice for students interested in becoming trade union officials, including how he moved into his profession and how sociology helps him achieve better conditions for workers. Gary Pattison G.Pattison@dorsetcc.gov.uk I work as a trade union official with GMB, supporting members in their workplace / collective organisation. GMB is an amalgamation of manyContinueContinue reading “Advice for Students Who Want to Work as Social Activists: A View From a Trade Union, UK”