Sociology – Page 2 – Sociology at Work

A Sociology for Women

Dorothy Smith is a white woman with white hair swept back. She is smiling lightly, and stands in front of a tree

“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 of Law

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Sociology student and Fullbright Scholar, Jesse Fenichel, worked as a “temp attorney” over the summers before heading to the Philippines to study the ever-growing market for outsourcing American legal work overseas. The Philippines and India are two key nations where much of the outsourced work is happening. As part of his PhD dissertation, Fenichel will studyContinueContinue reading “Sociology of Law”

Applied Sociology Career Spotlight: Urban Planning

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The Californian Department of Transportation in the USA has a cultural studies team who are unearthing the city’s cultural heritage.

Sociology More Nimble on its Feet

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“When research is conducted in partnership with community, sociology becomes more ‘nimble on its feet.'” – Philip Nyden, Leslie Hossfeld and Gwendolyn Nyden

Social Survey Invented by Sociology

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“Indeed a case might well be made for the statement that the social survey was an invention of the sociologist.” – E. W. Burgess (1916)

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.” – Zygmunt Bauman

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.” – Pierre Bourdieu

Translating Sociological Theory Into Practice

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Applied sociology is the translation of sociological theory into practice for specific clients.