Some find employment in campus labs and some junior and senior students obtain teaching or research assistantships. Most of our students obtain summer jobs that make use of their training and interests. Areas of study in sociology include social organizations and social psychology. Sociologists may specialize in the study of urban or rural settings. They may be involved in the scientific study of deviance, family, minority groups, communities, or a variety of other subject areas.
Some sociologists conduct surveys or social experiments.
Growing numbers apply sociological knowledge in corrections and penology, education, public relations in industry, and regional and community planning. One of the primary suject areas in the social sciences, sociology is a broad liberal arts major, rather than a narrow occupational specialty. For more information on careers in your major, please refer to From Major to Career , a publication located in all college advisement centers.