How do they match: Sociologists

  • Collect data about the attitudes, values, and behaviors of people in groups, using observation, interviews, and review of documents.
  • Develop problem intervention procedures, using techniques such as interviews, consultations, role playing, and participant observation of group interactions.
  • Direct work of statistical clerks, statisticians, and others who compile and evaluate research data.
  • Plan and conduct research to develop and test theories about societal issues such as crime, group relations, poverty, and aging.

  • Inform viewers, listeners, or audiences.
  • Collect information from people through observation, interviews, or surveys.
  • Present information to the public.