Sociology classes (Fall 2006 SO 226 Social Research Analysis students and 2004 SO 226 Social Research Analysis students)

Miscellaneous Links

This Web page offers a hodge-podge of information on careers, our major professional association, and sociology departments in the United States and abroad. You'll also find links to fun personal pages of a few well-known sociologists.

Careers in Sociology

Here are some links to Web sites that you will find useful:

Careers in Sociology
The American Sociological Association's on-line info on what you might do with a sociology major. (A printed copy is available in the department office -- 218 Tisch Learning Center.)

Career Planning's Sociology Web Page
The single best Web site to begin exploring careers open to sociology majors.

Senior Seminar's Web Page on Careers in Sociology
 An overview of the "career planning journey" specially prepared for students in SO 375/Senior Seminar in Sociology. This page has lots of useful links to sites on careers open to sociology majors.

Graduate School in Sociology
 This Sociology Web site's page on graduate school in sociology -- how to select a school, how to apply, and much more.


American Sociological Association

American Sociological Association (ASA)
Sociologists' major professional organization.


Departments of Sociology

Department Home Pages
     | US Sociology Departments | Other Countries |
Links to home pages of sociology departments, including undergraduate ones.
Directory of Departments (pdf files to download)
An ASA publication listing nearly every department of sociology.
(A copy is available in the department office -- 218 Tisch Learning Center.)
PhD Program Rankings
     National Research Council
     Sociology: U.S. News
    Criminal Justice: US News
These Web sites rank US graduate programs in sociology and criminal justice. The US News sociology rankings also offers separate rankings for these subspecialties: Sociology of Culture; Social Stratification; Historical Sociology; Social Psychology; Economic Sociology; and Methodology.


Just Fun: Well-Known Sociologists' Personal Web Pages

Check out the personal Web sites of some prominent sociologists, their family photos, etc.

Earl Babbie (Author of a favorite methods text.)
Howie Becker (One of Professor Berheide's professors.
Andrew Greeley (Author and priest as well as sociologist.)

Click here for a list of links to Web sites of several dozen sociologists.

Some sociologists have blogs? Here are several

Amitai Etzioni (A leading public intellectual and
   professor at American University)
Kiernan Healy (Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Arizona.)
Eszter Hargittai (Assistant Professor at Northwestern University)
What do Martin Luther King, Ronald Reagan, Robin Williams, and Dr. Ruth have in common? Yep, they were all sociology majors. Click here for a listing of famous soc majors.