Some Thoughts On “Harvey Mansfield: Sociology and Other ‘Meathead’ Majors”
Thursday, March 15th, 2012Pick up any newspaper and look at the Employment Ads.
See if your major is in the list of degrees sought in the ad.
If not, you majored not in a bad subject, just an unemployable one.
How often do you see Sociology, History, Art. Music, Archeology, English Lit, French Poetry, Gender studies listed in the ad?
Students who major in these subjects have wasted theirs or someone else’s money.
These are all interesting subjects, just not employable ones.
Tuition for these majors does not provide a good ROI.
Nothing wrong in taking a course in these humanity subjects.
They make great hobbies.
Just don’t major in them.
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