The Role Of Sociology In Society

Society is constantly changing, changing in the way people live, work, and behave. Sociology is the way we can study and measure this change by examining social life through basic patterns of social relations in formal organizations, legal institutions, families, economy, and politics. A branch in the study of sociology is the major Sociology of Law, Criminology, and Deviance; this major differs slightly from regular sociology through its electives and focus on the relationship between deviance or differing from the norm, social control, and the criminal justice system. Statistical analysis, survey research, ethnography, conversational analysis, and content analysis are just a few of the research methods used to understand this branch of sociology.

Major Acceptance When deciding on a major, students have some time to think about the wide variety of options available, but the Department of Sociology encourages students to declare before they reach 60 semester credits. Although there is no competition getting

Many students have stated that they pursued this particular major because of the broad liberal arts base it gave them for a future profession such as law, education, medicine, social work and counseling. Skills an individual would leave school with are: strong verbal and written communication skills, strong interpersonal communication skills, listening, clarifying, and responding skills, and the ability to formulate clear and persuasive messages. A student not only gains great communication skills of all types but also learns recognizing trends and patterns, research and analysis skills, information and data management, along with critical thinking. A student is also taught to work well in diverse groups which is a good life skill to have in any type of work