Sociology
Sociology is the scientific study of society, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and culture of everyday life. It is a social science that uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about social order, acceptance, and change or social evolution. While some sociologists conduct research that may be applied directly to social policy and welfare, others focus primarily on refining the theoretical understanding of social processes. Subject matter ranges from the micro-sociology level of individual agency and interaction to the macro level of systems and the social structure.
The different traditional focuses of sociology include social stratification, social class, social mobility, religion, secularization, law, sexuality, gender, and deviance. As all spheres of human activity are affected by the interplay between social structure and individual agency, sociology has gradually expanded its focus to other subjects, such as health, medical, economy, military and penal institutions, the Internet, education, social capital, and the role of social activity in the development of scientific knowledge.
The range of social scientific methods has also expanded. Social researchers draw upon a variety of qualitative and quantitative techniques. The linguistic and cultural turns of the mid-20th century led to increasingly interpretative, hermeneutic, and philosophic approaches towards the analysis of society. Conversely, the end of the 1990s and the beginning of the 2000s have seen the rise of new analytically, mathematically, and computationally rigorous techniques, such as agent-based modelling and social network analysis.
Social research informs politicians and policy makers, educators, planners, legislators, administrators, developers, business magnates, managers, social workers, non-governmental organizations, non-profit organizations, and people interested in resolving social issues in general. There is often a great deal of crossover between social research, market research, and other statistical fields.
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Scholarships for Sociology Majors
Bess Heflin FellowshipUniversity of Texas at Austin, Office of Graduate Studies |
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award $19,000 |
deadline Varies |
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CIA Undergraduate Scholarship ProgramCentral Intelligence Agency |
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award Up to $25,000 |
deadline June 30, 2023 |
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Vida Dutton Scudder FellowshipWellesley College, Graduate Financial Aid |
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award Up to $11,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Graduate Assistantships for Doctoral Students Scholarship - Nova SEUNova Southeastern University |
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award $10,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Ray and Betty Ramseyer ScholarshipUniversity of California, San Diego |
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award Up to $5,000 |
deadline Varies |
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APF Queen-Nellie Evans ScholarshipAmerican Psychological Foundation (APF) |
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award $4,000 |
deadline January 31, 2024 |
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Ruggles Fellowship - Bates CollegeBates College |
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award $4,000 |
deadline March 01, 2024 |
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John B. and Jean M. Henkels Endowed ScholarshipWestminster College, Utah |
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award $3,750 |
deadline Varies |
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Joel Picker Social Sciences ScholarshipNorth Iowa Area Community College |
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award Up to $3,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Holzbock Humanities ScholarshipOakland University |
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award $3,000 |
deadline Varies |
Sociology Related Majors
- Political Science and Government
- Economics
- Criminology
- International Relations and National Security Studies
- Anthropology
- Social Sciences
- International Relations and Affairs
- Archeology
- American Government and Politics (United States)
- Geography
- Development Economics and International Development
- Cultural Anthropology
- International Economics
- Urban Studies/Affairs
- Physical and Biological Anthropology
- Political Economy
- Applied Economics
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
- Medical Anthropology
- Geographic Information Science and Cartography