I’m curious what people in the social sciences do for work. It is so broad and there are so many career paths that you can pursue in the field, I’d like to hear from y’all what types of jobs there are out there that others may not have heard of!

https://www.irwincollier.com/cambridge-economics-tripos-examination-questions-1923/

Hi everyone, so my collegue and I are building a worldwide sexual life study called World Sex Map. We’ve just released the website this week and are excited to share it with the subreddit

The goal of the project is to share data-based insights about sexual life around the world. The study aims to foster a deeper understanding of sexual health and behaviors across different countries and cultures, providing information for exploration and learning

To promote transparency, the anonymous data will be open-sourced for non-commercial use. This will allow researchers, students, and anyone interested to access and analyze the data. Also, we’d love your feedback! If you have any suggestions, please let us know

Right now, the website and survey are only in English, but we’re already working on translating it to other languages

Check it out here: https://worldsexmap.com

Hey everyone,

I am looking for book recommendations that can help me understand how people behave in groups or as a mass. I am not really interested in diving deep into full-on psychological textbooks.

Instead, I am looking for something more general, either fiction or non-fiction that still provides insights into group/ collective behavior.

For example, Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell tells how small actions can lead to larger social shifts. I am open to similar suggestions without being too academic.

I was wondering if anyone has read Richard Weaver's "Ideas Have Consequences"? I've fallen in with some conservative friends that think he's the harbinger of modern conservatism but from what I've read he just seems like a racist obsessed with the Antebellum South and the Lost Cause myth. Is his work actually worthwhile?

Hello, everyone. I'm considering doing an online survey for my undergraduate dissertation. Do I must do a pilot study, or is it not necessary if I make sure questions are straightforward, structured and flow logically? The study would use convenience sampling, which would be shared with people I know and in some online forums as it is about internet user behaviours and cybercrime. Thank you!

Hello, everyone. I'm an introvert, and I would like to know how other introverts feel about the social science field. Sometimes, I feel like I have chosen the wrong study direction. I'm in the last year of my uni for Criminology. Many discussions are happening, and I'm just not the best at engaging in them. I'm also just thinking about researching and collecting primary data over, let's say, interviews, focus groups, and such. How hard is it for someone who is introverted in reality?

We are conducting a research study about the experiences and perceptions of intoxication and crime in Australia. The aim is to better understand how these experiences and societal perceptions influence interactions with the justice system, and to use this knowledge to inform policy and practice.

We are seeking adults (18 years and older) who are fluent in English and residing in Australia.

Taking part in this study will involve completing an online survey, which should take around 10 minutes. The survey will ask about your experiences and perceptions related to the topics of intoxication and crime. All responses will be anonymous and used solely for the purposes of this study.

Please contact Dr Lauren Monds, [lauren.monds@sydney.edu.au](mailto:lauren.monds@sydney.edu.au) if you have any questions or would like further information about this study.

To take part in this study, please click the following link (NB works best in Chrome):

https://sydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8CBeWGDNWwXJDXU

This study has been approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) of The University of Sydney 2024/HE000073.

Does anyone have experience with the following programs?

UCLA's Social Research Methodology

Berkeley's Social Research Methodology

University of Denver's Research Methods and Statistics

or any similar PhD programs? Bonus points if they have some emphasis on quantitative methods

I'd love to hear about your experiences! TIA

Hey, as a part of my research, I am running a survey and I'd need just a couple more responses... i'd be very grateful if you could help. The survey is very short and it takes around 2 minutes. Thanks!

here's the link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QCKRMKW

Hi everyone,

I am a social scientist (conservation psychology) from Australia, and I am looking for participants across the world for some new research I am doing.

Are you the parent/caregiver of a child aged 2-12 years? If so, we kindly invite you to participate in our short online survey about sharks. We are interested in what children know about sharks, so this survey involves you completing a couple of questions about sharks, and then asking your children some questions about sharks. You will then be asked to write what your children say or what they do (e.g. if they use hand gestures).

LINK TO SURVEY:

https://research.unisa.edu.au/redcap/surveys/?s=XYPHMNMKFEJR7H4P

Please also feel free to send to any one you know who might be interested.

The survey takes approximately ten minutes per child to complete, if you have more than one child aged between 2-12 they can all participate.

This study has received ethics approval from the University of South Australia (#206267). If you have any queries, please contact the lead researcher: [Brianna.lebusque@unisa.edu.au](mailto:Brianna.lebusque@unisa.edu.au)

Hey,

I have quite a niche obsession with data science and socio-economic class analysis etc.

I already have an educational background in Data engineering but i'd love to learn more about Statistics and Data Analysis in the context of social science and political economy.

Is there any learning resource you would recommend for achieving such a goal?

I'm taking a class of investigation in social sciences and my professor asked us to search for a manual ourselves to use, both qualitative and quantitative. I know it sounds vague but this is genuinely all the info they gave us, and I was wondering if any good recommendations were known?

Recently finished doing research at the History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents Department at the University of Amsterdam using 4E Cognition and Conceptual Metaphor approaches to explore practices of Ritual Magic. The main focus is the embodiment and extension of metaphor through imaginal and somatic techniques as a means of altering consciousness to reconceptualize the relationship of self and world. The hope is to point toward the rich potential of combining the emerging fields of study in 4E Cognition and Esotericism. It may show that there is a lot more going on cognitively in so-called "magical thinking" than many would expect there to be...

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/382061052_Experiencing_the_Elements_Self-Building_Through_the_Embodied_Extension_of_Conceptual_Metaphors_in_Contemporary_Ritual_Magic

For those wondering what some of these ideas mentioned above are:

4E is a movement in cognitive science that doesn't look at the mind as only existing in the brain, but rather mind is Embodied in an organism, Embedded in a socio-environmental context, Enacted through engagement with the world, and Extended into the world (4E's). It ends up arriving at a lot of ideas about mind and consciousness that are strikingly similar to hermetic, magical, and other esoteric ideas about the same topic.

Esotericism is basically rejected knowledge (such as Hermeticism, Magic, Kabbalah, Alchemy, etc.) and often involves a hidden or inner knowledge/way of interpretation which is communicated by symbols.

Conceptual Metaphor Theory is an idea in cognitive linguistics that says the basic mechanism through which we conceptualize things is metaphor. Its essentially says metaphor is the process by which we combine knowledge from one area of experience to another. This can be seen in how widespread metaphor is in language. It popped up twice in the last sentence (seen, widespread). Popped up is also a metaphor, its everywhere! It does a really good job of not saying things are "just a metaphor" and diminishing them, but rather elevates them to a level of supreme importance.

Basically the ideas come from very different areas of study (science, spirituality, philosophy) but fit together in a really fascinating and quite unexpected way. I give MUCH more detailed explanations in the text, so check it out if this sounds interesting to you!!!

I'm a 1st year PhD student investigating the behavioural and neurocognitive correlates of hyperfocus in subclinical populations. My first study is investigating the prevalence of hyperfocus in the general population.

If you could spare some time, please complete this study. I will ask you about your attention control, behaviour, and general cognitive ability through a mixture of questionnaires (7 in total) and cognitive tasks (3 two-minute tasks). All data is anonymous!

To participate, you must be:

• Aged 18 years or above
• Without a known neurocognitive (e.g. Alzheimer's) or motor condition.

The full study will take about 15-20 minutes and can be done on a phone or computer.

Click the link below to find out more information and access the study.

https://nupsych.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1A07VRPEC8a5qRM

Appreciate it, thank you :)