Sociology is the critical and applied investigation of everyday life. This approach to academic studies provides students with an analysis of social life, social change, and the social factors and consequences of human behavior using the methods of social science research. Sociologists examine the structure of groups, sub-cultures, organizations, and societies, and how people interact within these contexts. The subject ranges from the families of origin, families of choice, to organized crime, state crime and white collar crime, to religious cults, from the divisions of race, sexuality, gender and social class to the shared beliefs of a common culture, and from the sociology of work to
the sociology of the environment.
Career Opportunities
The skills you gain with an Associate Arts Degree in Sociology for Transfer are applicable across fields of study and are useful for careers in: education, community organizing, labor research, violence prevention advocates, activists, human service, community service, research and
data science, marketing, social work, business, criminology,government, and with various non-profit organizations that help address systemic social problems.