2011
DOI: 10.1177/193672441100500205
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Investigating the Apathy toward Applied Sociology

Abstract: The number of students either majoring in or enrolling for applied sociology degrees at the undergraduate level is small. This paper investigates two questions spurred by this dilemma: what factors have led to a proportionately low number of students majoring in applied sociology? And what steps can applied sociologists take to increase student interest in applied sociology as a major? A review of literature around the problem indicates that sociology may be invisible to the general public, including many coll… Show more

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“…I do not have the professional title of a sociologist, yet I identify as a sociologist, which is not uncommon. Many applied/ evaluator positions are not headed under the title of Bsociologist^ (Cohen 2011).…”
Section: Why Sociologists Make Great Evaluatorsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…I do not have the professional title of a sociologist, yet I identify as a sociologist, which is not uncommon. Many applied/ evaluator positions are not headed under the title of Bsociologist^ (Cohen 2011).…”
Section: Why Sociologists Make Great Evaluatorsmentioning
confidence: 99%