Reflecting on Sociology in Your CareerIn this exercises, you will explain, in your own words, the study of sociology and the value of sociological skills beyond the classroom. Write an email to a parent, high school teacher, or other adult from whom you have received support and guidance in the past to tel them that you are thinking about majoring or minoring in sociology in college. While you may plan to focus your college education on other subjects, it is still worthwhile to think about the skills that you can gain from sociology, both in this particular course and as part of a larger program of study. In your email, explain the potential career benefits of a sociology education, as well as what sociology is as a discipline. Pay special attention to how research methods training can be
useful for a variety of careers. Be sure to mention at least one specific career you are interested in and explain how your sociology mahor can help you achieve those career goals.In one paragraph, summarize the content of the email you sent.
What will be an ideal response?
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a) a label. b) intrinsically real. c) an objective fact. d) determined behavior.
Analyze the six steps of the "conventional" research model. Be sure to include a discussion of the terms hypothesis, variable, sampling, validity, and reliability
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The __________Plan, named after a U.S. Secretary of State, provided massive sums of money in direct aid and loans to rebuild the European economic base destroyed during World War II
a. Albright b. Baker c. Southern d. Marshall
Gender is a basis of social stratification for ___________ society(ies) in the world.
a. no b. a few c. many d. every