| Job Title |
Sociologist |
| Job Description |
Conducts Research Into Development, Structure, And Behavior
Of Groups Of Human Beings And Patterns Of Culture And Social
Organization Which Have Arisen Out Of Group Life In Society.
Collects And Analyzes Scientific Data Concerning Social
Phenomena, Such As Community, Associations, Social
Institutions, Ethnic Minorities, Social Classes, And Social
Change. May Teach Sociology, Direct Research, Prepare Technical
Publications, Or Act As Consultant To Lawmakers, Administrators,
And Other Officials Dealing With Problems Of Social Policy. May
Specialize In Research On Relationship Between Criminal Law And
Social Order In Causes Of Crime And Behavior Of Criminals And Be
Designated Criminologist (profess. & Kin.). May Specialize In
Research On Punishment For Crime And Control And Prevention Of
Crime, Management Of Penal Institutions, And Rehabilitation Of
Criminal Offenders And Be Designated Penologist (profess. &
Kin.). May Specialize In Research On Group Relationships And
Processes In An Industrial Organization And Be Designated
Industrial Sociologist (profess. & Kin.). May Specialize In
Research On Rural Communities In Contrast With Urban Communities
And Special Problems Occasioned By Impact Of Scientific And
Industrial Revolutions On Rural Way Of Life And Be Designated
Rural Sociologist (profess. & Kin.). May Specialize In Research
On Interrelations Between Physical Environment And Technology
In Spatial Distribution Of People And Their Activities And Be
Designated Social Ecologist (profess. & Kin.). May Specialize In
Research On Social Problems Arising From Individual Or Group
Deviation From Commonly Accepted Standards Of Conduct, Such As
Crime And Delinquency, Or Social Problems And Racial
Discrimination Rooted In Failure Of Society To Achieve Its
Collective Purposes And Be Designated Social Problems Specialist
(profess. & Kin.). May Specialize In Research On Origin,
Growth, Structure, And Demographic Characteristics Of Cities And
Social Patterns And Distinctive Problems That Result From Urban
Environment And Be Designated Urban Sociologist (profess. &
Kin.). May Specialize In Research On Social Factors Affecting
Health Care, Including Definition Of Illness, Patient And
Practitioner Behavior, Social Epidemiology, And Delivery Of
Health Care, And Be Designated Medical Sociologist (profess. &
Kin.). May Plan And Conduct Demographic Research, Surveys, And
Experiments To Study Human Populations And Affecting Trends And
Be Designated Demographer (profess. & Kin.) Ii.
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