tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10948583.post116057676377252146..comments2024-03-08T05:11:27.985-06:00Comments on This Blog Gently Scolds Fascists: Alternative Careers in Sociology, Vol. IUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10948583.post-56082121344294803402011-10-20T00:04:46.626-05:002011-10-20T00:04:46.626-05:00The field of sociology provides many career paths ...The field of sociology provides many career paths for people who hope to have a positive impact on society. Sociologists strive to make constructive changes in the community, work with individuals one-on-one to help them achieve their goals or work to fight social injustice.<br /><br />Thanks.Faculty Positionshttp://www.scholarlyhires.com/Search/Facultynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10948583.post-1160604028117848202006-10-11T17:00:00.000-05:002006-10-11T17:00:00.000-05:00Thanks for the link, Lars. I mentioned in Chris' b...Thanks for the link, Lars. I mentioned in Chris' blog on the subject that I'm sure a great deal of athletes were soc majors, but I'm now thinking it will be hard to prove because the athletes that are famous enough to be recognizable names are probably also the athletes that did not graduate.<BR/><BR/>Nonetheless, my convenience sample of football games I watch instead of doing my readings seems to confirm my hypothesis...Wozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247249018163299884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10948583.post-1160593986575417032006-10-11T14:13:00.000-05:002006-10-11T14:13:00.000-05:00oops!http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issu...oops!<BR/><BR/>http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/<BR/>dukemag/issues/030402/depgaz10.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10948583.post-1160593945577034062006-10-11T14:12:00.000-05:002006-10-11T14:12:00.000-05:00Well for starters, there's this (which might start...Well for starters, there's this (which might start you down a path):<BR/><BR/>http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030402/depgaz10.html<BR/><BR/>I remeber when this aired because, as a Tarheel (maybe not born, but at least bred), it was a source of both amusement and dismay. I also remember an interview with Jason Williams on Chicago Public Radio that he started Duke as a pre-med major, but it was "too hard" and switched over to sociology, which allowed him to graduate in 3 years.<BR/><BR/>Here at UNC, someone in the athletic department told me that football players are encouraged to major in sociology because they "just get" the material better.<BR/><BR/>None of which answers the questions of where are the famous sociology majors, except that I am sure, if you looked, the suspicion that a lot of athletes were soc. majors would be confirmed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com