{"id":88,"date":"2014-05-29T12:08:39","date_gmt":"2014-05-29T19:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sociology\/?page_id=88"},"modified":"2025-02-07T18:41:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T02:41:33","slug":"majoring-in-sociology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sociology\/majoring-in-sociology\/","title":{"rendered":"Majoring in Sociology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What can I do with a sociology degree?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VJjJM99LMfc?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video above for an introductory overview of some possible career paths as well as information and tips about majoring in Sociology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most people who think of themselves as \u201csociologists,\u201d or have the word \u201csociologist\u201d in their job title, have graduate school training like a master\u2019s degree or a Ph.D., but people with a BA in sociology apply the sociological perspective to a wide variety of jobs in such sectors as <strong>education, law, the health professions, the criminal justice system, social services, business, and government<\/strong>. Often, any of these areas can apply to urban or rural communities, or even on a larger scale such as in&nbsp;<strong>global development<\/strong>&nbsp;in \u201cdeveloping\u201d countries. In short, sociology, as a broad liberal arts degree, is applicable to those careers that require a deep understanding of human behavior and social interactions. There are many options!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The American Sociological Association has prepared numerous publications to educate students about the value of a sociology degree. They have a rich website with much <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asanet.org\/academic-professional-resources\/major-in-sociology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">helpful information<\/a> for students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most people who think of themselves as \u201csociologists\u201d or have the word \u201csociologist\u201d in their job title\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-88","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/88","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/88\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1222,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/88\/revisions\/1222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}