Major in SociologyShow Video Details ↓ [noise] …Man: Ah, groups of people and the things they do. Small groups start families and gather. Bigger groups will march and build and fight. Massive groups build nations and tear them down. Our societies and how they interact affect us each and every day. Sociology is the study of society and human interaction. Two or more people and it's sociology. A MacEwan degree in sociology gives students the tools to understand and investigate all types of social interaction. And the scope is huge. From the rise of civilizations, to falling in love. Sociology can be applied to almost every topic imaginable. Everything from crime to health care, media influence to marketing, peace and war to globalization. They all have sociological implications. And if this is the fabric of society, a MacEwan degree in sociology lets students kinda peak under and see what's really going on. The degree has a broad foundation that gives students a firm grasp on social structures, how to research and understand them. The MacEwan sociology department also has two specialized streams of study. First is criminology. Explore topics like youth crime, white collar crime, policing, courts and corrections. How about the sociological study of organized crime and terrorism, crime and drug use and youth sub-cultures? Why is there more crime in the inner city? Why are some crimes worse than others? Do we learn crime or are we born criminals? The second specific area of study at MacEwan is family, youth, and diversity, with topics including social inequality, ethnic and minority relations, and gender. Why do men make more money and bikini versus burka? Once you start to see what's really going on under the covers, you'll start to ask the tough questions about our societies. Why do they work the way they do? Are there better ways and can we change them? Sociology, more than any other arts discipline, is a meeting place of the social sciences. It draws from political science, anthropology, history, economics, and psychology. I mean, they're called the social sciences, they're basically named after sociology. So what can you do with a sociology degree? Well, it's pretty broad. Basically any topic involving two or more people. Often this includes work in the public sphere. Community and social services, education, health, the criminal justice system, and every level of government. But increasingly, sociology is being applied in every corner of the business world. Marketing, advertising, media, environmental, financial, and corporations large and small employ people with sociology degrees. People who understand sociology can run the world or change it. People in groups are complicated. Our societies are changing faster than ever. Sociology looks at some of the most challenging issues of our time. Learn why. Find out how and challenge the status quo. So go ahead, get a MacEwan degree in sociology. Make a difference in your world. [silence] … |