Project I
Assessing the Sociology Job Market
This assignment contains three parts:
1. The Qualitative
Portion
You must conduct
at least three interviews from among a pool of working sociologists. Ask each person
from what institution they received their degree, the subject area and on what
basis did they decided to do what they are now doing. Do a content analysis of
the responses and take note of any similarities or themes, supporting any
conclusions you may have come to.
2. The
Quantitative Portion
Search at least
three sources from among the web, journals, newspapers, books or data
depositories that will give you a statistical overview of sociology job market.
Be sure to include jobs that overlap with other occupations (e.g. social
workers). Note your sources through citations.
3. The Written
Portion
Prepare a written
summary of your findings. For the statistical summary, please include a table or
graph of the relevant percentages of sociologists employed in the various
occupations and your citations for such findings. If you are unfamiliar with
how to cite references look here. Title your text message, "Project
I". Please submit no later than February 13th on your personal Moodle page, if you want feedback. Otherwise the hardcopy
is due on February 14th in class.
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