Most doctorate-granting institutions offer their sociology graduate students financial aid in the forms of fellowships, teaching and research positions. Once obtaining a Ph.D., a sociologist's chances of obtaining gainful employment are heightened according to the number of professional publications, presentations, and appointments that he or she has accrued during graduate studies. Teaching experience during graduate school is also considered to be extremely important. Competition between candidates for the most desirable academic positions are highly competitive. As a result, sociologists who have obtained their Ph.D.s may find that obtaining a satisfactory academic position is difficult, this mainly due to not having published or presented research findings, or due to a lack of accrued teaching experience.
Sociology is a useful scientific orientation for better understanding and solving social problems.
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