ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book outlines the creation of a Public Sociology Capstone course taught at the University of Otago since 2012. In sum, Canterbury University's social science internships reproduced students with a sense of their own entitlement and privilege rather than political disquiet. Social work and education students do not ask where their degrees will lead to as their pathways are prescribed for them. Sociology departments, both nationally and internationally, market boundless career destinations for their graduates, but fail to identify the pathways to these lucrative destinations. Perlin's Intern Nation characterises internships as "How to earn nothing and learn little in the brave new economy," and notes that they are rapidly expanding as a form of education. The positive outcome reported by students was a considerable increase in their confidence, particularly in regard to their abilities typical of professional sociologist researchers.
