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Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. In simple words sociology is the scientific study of society. It uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about social order and social change. 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 and phenomenological method. Subject matter can range from micro-level analyses of society (i.e. of individual interaction and agency) to macro-level analyses (i.e. of social systems and social structure). Read more...

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The myth of men’s full-time employment (theconversation.com)

submitted 9 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/sociology@mander.xyz

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[–] SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

In our research as experts in the study of people’s employment over time

On the one hand, I think that this would be a terrible job to get fired from. On the other hand, you would be able to write a ten page paper well supported by citations to explain the gaps in your resume.