Any Sociologist on this board?
12191977
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Finishing my undergraduate this summer. What are fellow sociologists doing for employment?
12191977
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the degree itself is rather useless.
How about language skills, internships, "soft skills", SPSS and STATA ? That??s important to get a job.
Social workers all have masters degrees, that's always been my understanding.
I think some social service jobs can be had without one, but to have
the job title "social worker", I'm pretty sure you need that masters.
didn't study sociology as an undergrad some years back.
but did end up with a grand return to the halls of academia in said subject.
dude, your undergrad degree can help you get an entry level job doing whatever. sociology or psychology or art history- it makes no difference. find something interesting, get some experience, see where it takes you.
Im thinking of sticking with Psych as well. Im still young and things are flowing right. What will happen will happen. Music will always be there in my 3.
My plan is to transfer to the Yay area and complete my degree. I know that I deeeeefinately would love to do Grad School at Berkley. Im gonna keep living the dream.
sigh...
wish i was there now.
But, I dont think there is any harm in going back to school for Grad. I think its a great accomplishment and will def pay dem billz.
i ardy tolt you what to do, bama. why dont theys listen?
All of this above advice is spot on. I was a psych undergraduate and pretty much was in the same position as you.
Ultimately, you have to ask yourself, what are my marketable skills and where do I want to end up? Do I want face time with people or be more in the research area? As someone with a BA is sociology you can write well, I should hope, and ultimately that is the one occupational skill that you have definitely acquired. After that, it's all about those soft skills that you have, 2nd language skills and who you know.
I highly recommend getting some real world experience in what interests you, even if you have to take an ungenerous paycheck for a while and see what interests you most. Going straight into grad school is right for those who know what they want, but if you have some ideas you want to explore, nothing beats real wold shit.
I worked as a group home counselor for emotionally disturbed boys, a teacher, and as a job placement counselor for the 10 years after receiving my degree. I ultimately ended up making the transition from education/social work to nursing, which I am pursuing now.
I wish you luck. Just check out what you dig first--the rest of it is an "exploratory experience".
Good luck and lemme know if you have any questions--there are no dumb questions.
PS Are you at Cal and is that your SID as your name?
i'm working on the indie labels in french rap.
true.
I'm not exactly trying to apply my degree to anything, so I can't complain, but it's not doing anything for me at the moment. Currently it's helping me check Soulstrut too many times a day, play Vice City, and make beats.
When I graduated (2001) I worked in a children's program at a homeless shelter for 3.5 years. The degree started me out at a higher pay rate. I played board games, helped with homework, and watched movies like Little Rascals and Shrek about 50 times. It doesn't exactly matter what your degree is sometimes. it's just a piece of paper. If you graduated from a good school people are cool with that. They want you to have experience anyways. Experience isprobably more valuable than a degree.
I would like to add that the year long Social Theory class I had to take was the most boring shit ever.
One of the highlights of my Sociology experience was taking a class with Loic Wacqant (who I just found out has his own wikipedia page... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lo??c_Wacquant). He was a tough teacher, but at the end of the semester he took us to a prison. It was definitely interesting to see the inner workings of a prison, including the robotic cars that drive around the prison guided by underground magnets and pick up garbage and laundry
Sociology's impact on my life...
Not true. If you want to do direct service, or work in a group home, or something like that, you just need an undergraduate degree. That's tough work though. My special lady friend works in child protective services, and although she has her masters, she has plenty of co-workers without one.