Health Services
- Family planning
- Substance abuse
- Rehabilitation counseling
- Health planning
- Hospital admissions
- Insurance companies
Publishing, Journalism, and Public Relations
- Writing
- Research
- Editing
Government Services
- Federal, state, and local government jobs such as
- Transportation
- Housing
- Agriculture
- Labor
Teaching
- In elementary and secondary schools, in conjunction with appropriate teacher certification
College Settings
- Admissions
- Alumni relations
- Placement office
Social Services
- Rehabilitation
- Case management
- Group work with youth or the elderly
- Recreation
- Administration
Community Work
- Fundraising for social service organizations, non-profits, child-care or community development agencies
- Environmental groups
Corrections
- Probation
- Parole
- Other criminal justice work
Business and Advertising
- Marketing and consumer research
- Insurance
- Real estate
- Personnel work
- Training
- Sales
Source: American Sociological Association. Job Prospects for the BA Graduate.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
- How sociological theory helps us understand social issues
- What part culture plays in shaping social relations
- The impact of environment on children's socialization
- How social problems are related to social structure
- How groups and organizations affect communication
- How cliques and gangs affect deviance
- How the American Dream is affected by social stratification
- How the economic structure is affected by gender
- The role of the family in society
- How education and religion influence society
- The intertwining of politics, the economy, and the media
- The issues of health care and disability in society
- The effect of migration on cities
- How collective behavior and social movements change society