Industrial Sociology (CW)

Overview

About the program

The Industrial Sociology (CW) program is offered by University of Johannesburg.

Sociology is the study of social life, social change, and the social causes and consequences of human behaviour. Sociologists investigate how groups, organisations and societies function. Sociology encourages critical thinking and urges one to challenge preconceived ideas – traits that are highly valued by prospective employers. Sociologists study race, social class and gender division; issues in the family, the workplace, and the state; politics and sport; the meanings of decolonisation and the Fourth Industrial Revolution; causes and consequences of xenophobia, crime, gender violence, poverty, unemployment, religious cults, and social movements; the meanings of shared cultural beliefs and practices; and social divisions and stratification including gender and sexuality. Successful sociology students impress employers with their broader understanding of these issues and with their range of practical skills. Few fields have such broad scope and relevance for research, theory, and application of knowledge.

The specialist research and publication areas of these academic staff members are:

• Social identity, including Class, Race, Gender, Sexual orientation, Age, Religion, and Intersectionality among these,
• Clinical Sociology, Group dynamics, Whistleblowing,
• South African Sociology and Higher education,
• Bourdieu’s capitals,
• Research methodology,
• and various of these in combination.