Sociology › Section A · An introduction to sociology › Topic A.4
Why study sociology?
Sociology has helped change laws, shape public policy and redesign workplaces, and it trains habits of mind that almost every career needs. This topic looks at what the discipline gives to society and to the people who study it.
In this topic
- Research that reached the Supreme Court
- Worked example: research and a landmark ruling
- Sociology and social reform
- Seeing through the obvious
- Understanding yourself and others
- Skills that transfer
- Where sociology can lead
- Worked example: a sociologist's approach at work
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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