<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> The professional integration of higher education students is a problem for all contemporary societies, including the Romanian one. The surplus of graduates, the diplomas’ devaluation, the opportunities’ inequality and the unequal distribution of labour market’s posts are just a few determinant factors, which make the individual to adopt a variety of strategies to get a job.This research is particularly interested in the integration process on labour markets of sociology graduates in Romanian academic system, taking in consideration the case of sociology graduates from the Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu.The main objective is to understand all mechanisms of social, economic, cultural and familiar order, susceptible in influencing the individuals when they are searching a job.The instruments used in this research are based on questionnaire survey and interview. I used these to have an overview of the situation both quantitatively and qualitatively and for a better understanding of the professional integration process. I used the purposeful sample. The results of this research are expected to be able to capture the professional integration process of graduates in sociology from the Lucian Blaga University by identifying some of the factors that influence this process.</abstract>

The professional integration of higher education students is a problem for all contemporary societies, including the Romanian one. The surplus of graduates, the diplomas’ devaluation, the opportunities’ inequality and the unequal distribution of labour market’s posts are just a few determinant factors, which make the individual to adopt a variety of strategies to get a job.This research is particularly interested in the integration process on labour markets of sociology graduates in Romanian academic system, taking in consideration the case of sociology graduates from the Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu.The main objective is to understand all mechanisms of social, economic, cultural and familiar order, susceptible in influencing the individuals when they are searching a job.The instruments used in this research are based on questionnaire survey and interview. I used these to have an overview of the situation both quantitatively and qualitatively and for a better understanding of the professional integration process. I used the purposeful sample. The results of this research are expected to be able to capture the professional integration process of graduates in sociology from the Lucian Blaga University by identifying some of the factors that influence this process.

Professional Integration of Sociology Graduates from the Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, 2002-2009

Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Department of Sociology and Social Work, 2 Lucian Blaga, 550169 Sibiu, Romania

Université de Bourgogne, Department of Sociology, 2 Boulevard Gabriel, 21000 Dijon,

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The professional integration of higher education students is a problem for all contemporary societies, including the Romanian one. The surplus of graduates,...

Professional Integration of Sociology Graduates from the Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, 2002-2009

Publié en ligne: 14 févr. 2017

Pages: 141 - 163

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/scr-2016-0011

Mots clés
Higher education, graduates, Professional integration, Social capital, Bachelor’s degree, Additional training

© by Andreea Simona Popesc

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Professional Integration of Sociology Graduates from the Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, 2002-2009

Publié en ligne: 14 févr. 2017

Pages: 141 - 163

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/scr-2016-0011

Mots clésHigher education, graduates, Professional integration, Social capital, Bachelor’s degree, Additional training

© by Andreea Simona Popesc

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
Higher education, graduates, Professional integration, Social capital, Bachelor’s degree, Additional training