Sociology Case

I would like to one-day hold the occupation of a social worker. The profession entails working with children, which is a big passion for me. Working with children is not only challenging, but also rewarding. To be a social worker, one needs to be patient, compassionate, committed and resilient. These are all the personal characteristics I possess that I believe would make me a great social worker. As a single and divorced mother of 13-year old daughter, I have experience dealing with children and their emotions. It only takes understanding and committed to the child's needs to be a good parent/guardian to them. To be a social worker one needs to ensure that a child believes you by gaining their trust by helping them solve their issues. I do believe I would have had this type of job if I lived 250 years ago because people also had families back then. Women during this time had no empowerment and society discriminated against them in many ways. Life would have been a bit harder as a woman trying to define herself outside of what society thought. However, I would ensure that I keep my family close, raise my children with love, and mould them to be outstanding citizens.

Through sociology, I have learned about social factors and how sociological imagination reveals the interconnection that exists in individuals' lives. Sociological imagination is how people use different perspective to understand what goes on in society. It explains the formation of counter cultures that contradict some values and norms of the society as a form of retaliation. These behaviors are from those in society who lack sociological imagination to understand some of the social factors. Another important thing about sociology is the social construction, which involves ideas and interpretations about important institutions of family, economy, education, politics, health and religion. They define how people in society live and interact to form unity and harmony.