How can sociology and the sociological perspective help us understand society and our place in it?

How can sociology and the sociological perspective help us understand society and our place in it?
Reflect in your response on your own life and/or career aspirations and how a better understanding of society will assist you in your personal and professional life:

 

This is a short essay, I tried to write but I do not know how to relate to my own life,  my career aspiration is to be a cardiovascular sonographer and I am house-wife and have four kids.