Careers in Sociology
What can I do with a degree in Sociology?
- Social Services - in rehabilitation, case management, group work with youth or the elderly, recreation or administration
- Community work - In fundraising for social service organizations, nonprofits, childcare or community development agencies, or environmental groups
- Corrections - In probation, parole, or other criminal justice work
- Business - In advertising, marketing and consumer research, insurance, real estate, personnel work, training, or sales
- College settings - In admissions, alumni relations, or placement offices
- Health services - In family planning, substance abuse, rehabilitation, counseling, health planning, hospital admissions, and insurance companies
- Publishing, journalism, and public relations - In writing, research, and editing
- Government services - In federal, state, and local government jobs in such areas as transportation, housing, agriculture, and labor
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Teaching - In elementary and secondary schools, in conjunction with appropriate teacher certification
Fun Facts - People that received a degree in Sociology
Politics
- Wellington Webb, mayor of Denver
- Brett Schundler, mayor of Jersey City
- Annette Strauss, former mayor of Dallas
- Rev. Martin Luther King
- Roy Wilkins, former head of NAACP
- Rev. Jesse Jackson
- Rev. Ralph Abernathy
- Shirley Chisholm, former Congresswoman from NY
- Maxine Waters, Congresswoman from LA
- Barbara Mikulski, US Senator from Maryland
- Tim Holden, Congressman from Pennsylvania
- Cardinal Theordore McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington, DC
- Saul Alinsky, father of community organizing
- Saul Bellow, novelist
- Ronald Reagan (double major in sociology and economics)
- Emily Balch, 1946 Nobel Peace Prize winner (a social worker and social reformer)
- Francis Perkins, social reformer and former Secretary of Labor
- Richard Barajas, Chief Justice, Texas Supreme Court
- Michelle Obama, wife of Barack Obama
Arts
- Saul Bellow, novelist
- Regis Philbin, no-talent TV host
- Dan Aykroyd, actor/Blues Brother
- Robin Williams, actor/comedian
- Paul Shaffer, bandleader on David Letterman Show (and before that, Saturday Night Live)
- Dinah Shore, singer
- Ruth Westheimer, the "sex doctor"
Sports
- Alonzo Mourning, Miami Heat
- Bryant Stith, Boston Celtics
- Brian Jordan, Atlanta Braves
- Joe Theisman, NFL quarterback
- Eric Bjornson, Dallas Cowboys
- Bobby Taylor, Eagles cornerback
- Ahmad Rashad, Sportscaster