My Case Study: Connections To Social Work

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Connections to Social Work Throughout my life, I have found myself always striving to help others. This has been bestowed upon me since I was a young child. My brother, Justin was born with health problems. He had to be fed through his stomach from birth to he was five years of age. Because of Justin’s health conditions he was a lot smaller than kids his age. He was held back in school for a year and he was still eight inches shorter than the other kids in his class. With all of his ailments and his stature I felt that it was up to me, his big brother, to be there for him and defend him from anyone picking or ridiculing him. I later helped my mother teach second grade kids in Sunday school. This opened my eyes to a lot of learning diversities …show more content…

We as a team got together and cleaned a senior citizen 's house who was in poor health and who could not clean it himself. This project gave the team a strong feeling of pride and community involvement. These are just a few aspects in my life that led me to choosing Sociology as my major. Sociology is a unique science. It is different than any other science because it can be broken down into several areas of studies, which when combined together give a unique understanding of the human being. Sociologist study humans reactions toward sexuality, shopping (Christmas shopping could be a subject by itself), family, emotions, criminals,etc….. the list can go on and on. The American Heritage Science Dictionary states that “sociology is the scientific study of social behavior, its origins, development, organization, and institutions” (Abumere 4). Sociology challenges a person to think outside of the box and and helps and providing different career alternatives such as management, human resource, counseling, and teaching (Abumere 1-4). Because I found myself fascinated by social challenges, actions, and causes, I decided to pursue the path of studying Sociology and learning what the subject entails, I find myself wondering about the types of career choices that will be

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