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Some Careers in Sociology
Human Services
Social problems specialists may specialize in research on social problems arising from individual or group deviation from commonly accepted standards of conduct, such as crime and delinquency, or social problems and racial discrimination rooted in failure of society to achieve its collective purpose.
Clinical sociology is concerned with group dysfunction and works with individuals and groups to identify and alleviate problems related to factors such as group organization, authority relationships, and role conflicts.
Related Occupations
Abortion
Adoption services
Athletic services
Battered spouses'
Blind services
Charity services
Child counseling
Children services
Chronic disease
Communicable
diseases
Community srvce
Consumer srvce
Crime Victims
Crisis intervention
Day care assist
Deaf services |
Disabled services
Divorce counseling
Drug abuse&preventn
Educational informatn
Ethnic org& services
Family services
Foster care services
Gay, lesbian and bisexual organizations
Halfway houses
Health services
Home care services
Homeless services
Housing assistance
Human services
Immigrant assistance
Legal counseling |
Medical relief
Mental health
Men's services
Philanthropic servces
Pregnancy counseling
Rape crisis services
Religious orgs
Sex info& counseling
Single parents' help
Suicide prevention
Tenants' services
Travelers assistance
Vocational services
Volunteer services
Women's services
Youth services |
State Employment
Urban sociologists focus on research on the origin, growth, structure, and demographic characteristics of cities and social patterns and distinctive problems that result from an urban environment
Rural sociologists may specialize in research on rural communities in contrast with urban communities and special problems occasioned by the impact of scientific and industrial revolutions on a rural way of life.
A social ecologist specializes in research on interrelations between physical environment and technology in spatial distribution of people and their activities.
Related Occupations at the Federal Level:
- Academic exchange specialist
- Customs inspector
- Employee development specialist
- Human rights worker
- Intelligence research specialist
- Labor and employee relations specialist
- Legislative aide
- Management analyst
- Peace Corps volunteer
- Personnel management specialist
- Position classification specialist
- Program specialist
- Writer/editor
Related Occupations at the State Level:
- Administrative assistant
- Analyst
- Inspector
- Investigator
- Program assistant
Related Occupations at the City/County/Local Level:
- Administrative analyst
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Corrections staffer
- Counselor
- Investigator
- Inspector
- Juvenile Court Worker
- Office manager
- Planner
- Program analyst
- Program planner
- Rehabilitation counselor
- Urban planner
Social Research and Data Analysis
Industsrial sociologists may specialize in research on group relationships and processes in an indusstrial organization.
A demographer is a population specialist who collects and analyzes vital statistics related to population changes, such as birth, marriages, and death. Demographers plan and conduct demographic research, surveys, and experiments to study human populations and affecting trends.
Related Occupations:
- Research director
- Data analyst
- Policy analyst
- Social science analyst
- Statistical analyst
- Principle Investigator
- Labor force and manpower
- Population analyst
- Social survey director
- Survey research technician
Teaching
Upper/Lower level, Clinical Sociology, Comparative Sociology, Educational Sociology, Historical Sociology, Industrial Sociology, Jaina Sociology, MicroSociology, Organizational Sociology, Phenomenological Sociology, Political Sociology, Sociolinguistics, Sociological jurisprudence, Visual Sociology
Human Resource Management
A social pathologist specializes in investigation of group behavior that is considered detrimental to the proper functioning of society.
The social welfare research worker conducts research that is used as a tool for planning and carrying out social welfare programs
Related Occupations
- Affirmative action coordinator
- Arbitrator
- Benefits administrator
- Benefits analyst
- Benefits manager
- Compensation manager
- Compensation specialist
- Education specialist
- Employee assistance plan managers
- Employee benefits manager
- Employee development specialist
- Employee relations representative
- Employee welfare office manager
- Employee relations representative
- Employee interviewer
- Employment specialist
- Equal Employment Opportunity representative
- Grievance officer
- Human resource information systems specialist
- Human resources coordinator
- Human resources manager
- Human resources specialist
- Industrial relations manager
- Industrial relations specialist
- Internal human resouurce manager
- Interviewer
- Job analyst
- Job classification specialist
- Labor relations specialist
- Management analyst
- Mediator
- Occupational analyst
- Personnel administrator
- Personnel consultant
- Personnel director
- Personnel management specialist
- Personnel officer
- Personnel staffing specialist
- Position classification specialist
- Position classifier
- Position review specialist
- Recreation specialist
- Recruiter
- Salary administrator
- Service coordinator
- Test development specialist
- Training and development manager
- Career planning and placement counselor
- Counselor
- Executive assistant, nonprofit organization
- Labor relations manager
- Lawyer
- Operations manager
- Psychologist
- Public relations specialist
- Rehabilitation counselor
Other Career Paths Include:
Anthropologist
Caseworker
City Manager
Consultant
Counselor
Criminologist
Demographer
Foreign service
Gerontologist
Labor relations
Regulatory
Religious wkr r
Safety manager
Social worker |
Historian
Hospital admin
:Labor relations
Lawyer
Market Research
Minister
Peace Corps
Personnel mger
Clergy member
Employment
Health club
Hospital admin |
Probation
Psychologist
Public admin
Public relations
Recreation wkr
Research assist
Urban planner
Writer
Activity Leader
Admissions evaluator
Biographer
Book critic |
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