An undergraduate's dilemma
I'm a undergrad student majoring in sociology, going into my second semester. Sociology is my passion and it has opened up avenues of intellectual thought in my life, as I'm sure it has for most of you. It has compelled me to change and critique my own life. As much as I love the subject, I am worried about graduating in this field and heading to grad school. I'm pretty much anxious about the same concern many sociology majors hold. That is, being able to find a job after I graduate. I strongly believe, while judging what I've heard from others, that a ba in soc alone is worthless..unless you have some strong background skills or you major/minor in something else.
I don't know whether or not I'm going to stay in this field. It would suck a lot for me that I'd have to leave what inspires me and makes my blood pump. But like a lot of people who are afraid for their security and afraid of seeing their friends around them progress only to hate themselves for it, I am considering pulling out. Given that I'm already poor, it might be a wise thing to do. In a way I feel like sociology is a major and career for people who are financially secure from the start. Which makes sense, considering also that the most successful sociologists have been ones that generally were/are middle to upper class.
Anyway, I guess my questions are to anyone who might have an idea, what kind of skills should someone majoring in sociology have that would open up doors for them? What kind of experiences or opportunities are considered valuable? What other majors should one combine with their soc major? What has your experience been like personally with your degree?
I'm not at all expecting to get a job right after I get my degree. That is an illusion that the university has done well to create. But I do want to have a chance of finding something while I get my MA and my PhD.
I have tried approaching professors about this but it seems that they try to avoid that aspect of the sociology path altogether.
I don't know whether or not I'm going to stay in this field. It would suck a lot for me that I'd have to leave what inspires me and makes my blood pump. But like a lot of people who are afraid for their security and afraid of seeing their friends around them progress only to hate themselves for it, I am considering pulling out. Given that I'm already poor, it might be a wise thing to do. In a way I feel like sociology is a major and career for people who are financially secure from the start. Which makes sense, considering also that the most successful sociologists have been ones that generally were/are middle to upper class.
Anyway, I guess my questions are to anyone who might have an idea, what kind of skills should someone majoring in sociology have that would open up doors for them? What kind of experiences or opportunities are considered valuable? What other majors should one combine with their soc major? What has your experience been like personally with your degree?
I'm not at all expecting to get a job right after I get my degree. That is an illusion that the university has done well to create. But I do want to have a chance of finding something while I get my MA and my PhD.
I have tried approaching professors about this but it seems that they try to avoid that aspect of the sociology path altogether.