Social science is a topic that is rarely ever drawn upon when the media or a corporation is trying to explain a problem, but social science can reveal answers that no other science can. There are social scientist in the society that would love to voice there research and data but do not have a way to connect with a public audience. Social scientist need to find a way to make the research more available in hopes to allow the public greater knowledge. Public sociology and applied sociology is where the first steps are being taken but reaching the public is still the problem. The research is available without paying to open or having to go to a library is still not in the right context for some individuals to read. Public sociology began to fix the problem with adding a different type of research question and design that can make the research apply to a population instead of just groups of people that volunteer for a study.
Having the information that public sociologist can gather can open up greater conversation on some issues and help setup up ways to solve others. Public sociology does not just answer question it can play a part in changing society for the better. Learning about public sociology has made me as a person look at society and ways of applying the information I have learned in college different. Learning public sociology I can now apply what I have learned to the career that I plan to obtain.
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