I took a sociology class last year and became interested in the subjecjt. I've always been a fan of wanting to fight discrimination, and thus starting looking further into the social sciences. I had a period of time when I wanted to be a psychologist, but now have turned to a different route, one which includes ethnic studies, interdisciplinarity, and culturals studies. So, the question is, are there jobs out there for this type of work, or is it like sociology where the main job is writing texts on discoveries? For today, I'm wholly against teaching, although that always seems to be the best fallback. So, please share!
2006-12-26 14:50:00 · 6 answers · asked by Mandi 6 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
College is not about career training and placement, unless you are pre-law, pre-med, or in culinary school. Major in what you are interested in. First of all, you probably aren't going to work in your major (90% of people don't). Second of all, as you study and work with professors in the field, you may find the job for you in the field that interests you. Third of all, studying people and cultures is one of those things that will really help you out no matter what you do. If you understand people, any field in which you have to deal with people will be that much easier.
2006-12-26 15:23:27 · answer #1 · answered by random6x7 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Truth is that most professional sociologists teach. Teaching is important to the field for two reasons: First, it allows sociologists to make some money while they're busy writing articles and doing research. Second, if no one's learning from your research, then what's the point?
So, yes, if you think of teaching as a slow, painful death, then sociology will be exactly that for you. Like the guy above me wrote, however, most people who don't go on to graduate school don't end up working in their undergraduate major.
2006-12-30 13:35:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
social sciences are studies that prepare one to understand issues in the society. as u study u develop analytical skills.u can qualify for any job because most employers need a first degree.
2006-12-26 21:39:30 · answer #3 · answered by PETER N 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Until you can definitively answer the question "what kind of job can I get?" then you are wasting your time, and either your parents' money or the taxpayers' money. Engineering majors have no problem answering that question.
2006-12-26 14:58:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
pretty much my major was social sciences...and i've found it pretty hard to find a decent job that pays well.
2006-12-26 14:58:54 · answer #5 · answered by luckystar40902 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES
2006-12-26 14:58:48 · answer #6 · answered by bev 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋