Introduction to Sociology/Being a Sociologist/HARI KIM

b)https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Sociology/Being_a_Sociologist

    1. summary

         This article explains the skills that can be learned through sociology and the jobs that can be done with these skills. A college graduate majoring in sociology has the ability to be useful in society, such as the ability to recognize trends and patterns in society, essay writing skills, critical thinking skills, presentation skills, and data collection skills.  A sociology major with these abilities is well suited to studies that predict human behavior. It is also suitable for demanding understanding of human ecology and consumer spending patterns. And they can demonstrate their abilities in NGO who are interested in social issues. A sociology major can become a sociologist if he continues his studies.

   

  2.  What was interesting/what did you learn 

  I have learned a lot of skills through learning sociology. And I was interesting that sociology      major hold an important place in many organization. In generally, in Korea sociology tend to be an  unmarketable academic to most business. However, I found that sociology can be applied to many  technics like prediction of consumer behavior and data collection techniques. In conclusion, I was  pleasured because sociology necessary and important study to our daily life.

3.Discussion Questions

  I think that most companies in Korea tend to prefer the science majors to the social majors.    Previous data mentioned that the company hire a lot of sociology majors. But I am questionable  whether it can be applicated in Korea employment market. At the same time, I would like to discuss  about factors that to develop the sociology study in Korea Society.