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Question by 518914: What are some different jobs available for a gerontologist?
I am in high school and am trying to think of future careers I may want. I love working with the elderly and figured gerontology would be good for me. Only problem is I don’t wish to be a nurse or doctor and I don’t know any other jobs available in gerontology other than nursing.

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Answer by Andrew
I am currently a Gerontology major in college and although I have not taken too many classes for the major yet, I do know of some careers available in it; you can be a lawyer and practice elder law, there are many career oppertunities for running a nursing home such as a nursing home administrator, activities director at a nursing home, running an assisted living facility, architecture for building properties for elders, social worker for elderly people, hospital careers in administration or marketing.
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Question by SoccerManiac: What are some majors/careers like Sociology?
Hi, i was wondering some majors/careers that are somewhat comparable to sociology. i still have a few years to decide my major, but i love every single social studies class i had, and probably will have. So i want it something to do with social sciences.

thank you in advance

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Answer by Carl A
Anthropology is one.

The major difference is a focus less on a particular culture and social situation and a willingness to agree that people can be inherently different based on environment, history, and genetics. Expect a hybrid between biology and social science for anthropology.

As a career, anthro can be applied (working cross-culturally or internationally) or academic and includes the fields of archaeology and some sub-areas of human genetics.

Social Psychology is another.

Instead of ascribing all behavioral differences to differences in learning, social psychology (and psychology in general) look at differences in individual behaviors based on both a biological and learning basis. Expect more in the way of quantitative (research based on measurement and statistics) than sociology.

Social psych as a career can be academic, lead to work in human resources and/or business management, and potentially therapeutic careers.

Women’s studies is similar in background as sociology but with an agenda attached.

I really do not know what women’s studies people do as a career.

Political Science is another related field.

Essentially, it’s an applied sociology with the focus on government and institutions rather than basic understanding of social situations. Expect more statistics and possibly even game theory to help understand political decision making.

Career-wise, these are the people who try to understand and influence political institutions… Campaign managers, analysts, staffers, etc.

Finally, criminal justice is related.

Once more, it’s mostly applied sociology with a focus on rule violation and how to identify it, fix it, and prevent it. Career-wise, you’re looking at law enforcement, law, advocacy for victims and criminals, and other related job aspects.

There’s also Social Work, but you might just want to google that one.

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Question by Elation: What are some sociology careers that are in trend?
I am planning to be a race and ethnicity or asian studies professor but I am not sure about the employment in the future.

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Answer by williew
You need to be born with it…….

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Question by Harmony: Could you please give me some ideas for a paper…..?
I need to write a 15 page paper on any topic pertaining to Gerontology. My first thought was elderly with mental retardation but apparently little research has been done on this topic as I have not found any appropriate articles from numerous databases.

My second thought was care providers for the elderly but there is an abundance of information, it’s almost too broad.
I have also considered typical topics such as Alzheimer’s, but I’m just having a time of it making a decision.

Any helpful ideas would be gladly appreciated.

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Answer by nottashygirl
Take a look at Elizabeth Kubler Ross and her stages of dying. It’s very interesting, and you could do a paper showing how those stages apply to other crises in life as well.

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