Polytechnic University of the Philippines

College of Arts
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
Mabini Campus, Sta. Mesa, Manila

“[The sociological imagination is] the quality of mind

essential to grasp the interplay of man and society,
of biography and history,
of self and world.”
— C. Wright Mills

What is Sociology?
According to the American Sociological Association (ASA), Sociology is:
 the study of society
 a social science involving the study of the social lives of people, groups, and
societies
 the study of our behavior as social beings, covering everything from the
analysis of short contacts between anonymous individuals on the street to the
study of global social processes
 the scientific study of social aggregations, the entities through which humans
move throughout their lives'
 an overarching unification of all studies of humankind, including history,
psychology, and economics
source: American Sociological Association (n.d.). What is Sociology? Retrieved May 9, 2011, from
http://www.asanet.org/about/sociology.cfm

According to the International Sociological Association (ISA), the following areas

of social life (Research Committees in ISA terminology) are of interest to
sociologists (Fields of Specialization).
 Aging  Futures Research
 Agriculture and Food  Health
 Alienation Theory and Research  History of Sociology
 Armed Forces and Conflict Resolution  Housing and Built Environment
 Arts  Labor Movements
 Biography and Society  Language and Society
 Body in the Social Sciences  Law
Polytechnic University of the Philippines
 Childhood College of Arts  Leisure
 Clinical Sociology Logic and Methodology
 DEPARTMENT OF
Communication, Knowledge and Culture SOCIOLOGY
Mental AND ANTHROPOLOGY
Health and Illness
Mabini Campus, Sta. Mesa, Manila
 Community Research  Migration
 Comparative Sociology  Organization
 Conceptual and Terminological Analysis  Participation, Organizational Democracy and
 Deviance and Social Control Self-Management
 Disasters  Political Sociology
 Economy and Society  Population
 Education  Poverty, Social Welfare and Social Policy
 Environment and Society  Professional Groups
 Family Research  Racism, Nationalism and Ethnic Relations

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 Rational Choice  Sociocybernetics
 Regional and Urban Development  Sociotechnics, Sociological Practice
 Religion  Sport
 Science and Technology  Stratification
 Social Classes and Social Movements  Theory
 Social Movements, Collective Action and Social  Tourism, International
Change  Women in Society
 Social Psychology  Work
 Social Indicators  Youth
 Social Transformations and Sociology of
Development
source: International Sociological Association (n.d.). Research Committees. Retrieved May 9,
2011, from http://www.isa-sociology.org/rc.htm

What JOBS are available

with a Sociology degree?
According to Black Hills State University in the United States, a Sociology degree
will lead you to the following employment/career opportunities/areas:
 Criminal Justice- In corrections, rehabilitation, law enforcement, the justice
system, parole system.
 Business and Industry- Advertising, Consumer and Market Research,
Management of Non-profit organizations, Human Resources, Training and
Human Development, Leadership Training.
 Research and Planning- Governmental and regional planning departments,
research firms, evaluation research, public opinion research.
 Agencies-Social Services, Mental Health Services, Adoption, Child Care, Youth
Services, Developmental Disability Services.
 Government- Social Science Analysis, Census Bureau and other federal
agencies, Administration, Policy Analysis, Personnel, Homeland Security.
 Education- Public and Private Schools, Colleges and Universities,
Administration, Alumni Relations, Placement Offices, Educational Research.
 Advocacy- Environmental, Child Welfare, National Policies, Victims Rights,
Labor Rights, Community Organization.
 Communications- Technical Writing, Newspaper and Magazine Reporting,
Public Relations.

source: Black Hills State University (n.d.). What jobs are available with a Sociology degree?
Retrieved May 9, 2011, from http://www.bhsu.edu/academics/thecolleges/collegeof
artsandsciences/departmentsandprograms/historyandsocialsciences/sociology/careers/t
abid/4810/default.aspx

prepared by JNA

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