Tag: Activism

Sociology for Social Activism

Posted on November 10, 2013 by

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Dr Dan Brook is a lecturer in sociology and politics at San Jose State University in the United States, and he is also involved with several social activism communities outside of his academic work. This includes support of social causes such as vegetarianism, anti-smoking…

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Colleagues head to our blog to check out our third instalment in our Careers in Applied Sociology series. We take a look at how to write our CVs and resumes. Sometimes candidates will send out the same CV/ resume to many places and wonder why they don’t get a call back. Creating a targeted CV or resume fit for purpose will help you get ahead of the pile! There's a sample CV and lots of tips to help you along. Link in bio.
Check out our second post in the 2019 series of Careers in Applied Sociology on how to find work. From internships to different career pathways, to which keywords to use in your job hunt, get tips for how to find new opportunities. Link in bio.
A selected few of the job descriptions from applied sociologists! Head to our blog to see how vocational training and career satisfaction impact graduates. Link in bio! And check out our blog, as our second article on finding work is already published.
Over January, we have a weekly series on Careers in Sociology. We begin with a review of the research, to set the scene on how to look for meaningful work. Sociology graduates are highly satisfied with the conceptual training they receive, but feel they lack career guidance. In short, they don't know how to promote their skills to non-academic employers, even though the majority of our graduates will work outside universities. Racial minority graduates, specifically Black and Latin people, are most likely to pursue a sociology degree to change society, but they receive the least career support. Head to our blog for a look at the issues and opportunities in applied careers, including the broad variety of work that graduates end up doing. Link in bio!
Happy New Year, colleagues! May we all continue to make a better world through sociological action. I have a few blog posts ready to kick start 2019! Starting from tomorrow, we’ll have a weekly series over January, on Careers in Sociology. We’ll cover the issues and opportunities for graduates, how to look for applied work, creating a CV, starting a consultancy, and from there, there’ll be other fun pieces.
Applied sociology is a term that describes practitioners who use sociological theories and methods outside of academic settings with the aim to ‘produce positive social change through active intervention’ (Bruhn 1999). Applied sociology might be seen as the translation of sociological theory into practice for specific clients. That is, using sociological knowledge in answering research questions or problems as defined by specific interest groups, rather than the researcher. Applied research is sometimes conducted within a multidisciplinary environment and in collaboration with different organisations, including community services, activist groups and sometimes in partnership with universities. Some applied sociologists may not explicitly use sociological theories or methods in their work, but they may use their sociological training more broadly to inform their work and their thinking.
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