These kinds of questions focus on the moral and social implications of life and are addressed in the discipline of sociology at many levels and from many perspectives. Sociology is the study of human interaction with respect also to its social causes and consequences.
Few disciplines have such broad scope and relevance.
Indeed, sociology seems to offer something for everyone who is anxious to understand the web and rhythm of human behavior. A career in sociology does not mean simply another academic career, although there will always be a need for good teachers and researchers in Sociology. Society is increasingly in need of people able to make sound moral judgments and to offer possible social solutions to the multiple and major social issues confronting us. As such, the future should see sociologists increasingly involved in policy research, personnel work, and administration. To live as a growing individual in our rapidly changing society requires a deeper and more integrated consciousness of self as a social being as well as an understanding of the social networks which affect life directly and indirectly.