Anyone torn between sociology and another discipline?

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Just wondering if there are people out there who are applying to or are seriously considering doing their Ph.D. in disciplines other than sociology. I myself am an economist by training, but grew highly critical of the orthodox line taught in universities and decided to branch out into political economy. Since I've come across some compelling heterodox approaches to economics and now I'm tempted to head back into economics!

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Just wondering if there are people out there who are applying to or are seriously considering doing their Ph.D. in disciplines other than sociology. I myself am an economist by training, but grew highly critical of the orthodox line taught in universities and decided to branch out into political economy. Since I've come across some compelling heterodox approaches to economics and now I'm tempted to head back into economics!

Yes, I consider myself a "religionist" or a "historian of religion" by training, but I think a lot of the work done in the field is simply not rigorous enough or not asking interesting enough questions. Quite frankly, I don't give a damn about obscure 14th century texts. I applied to five sociologicy program and five religion programs (none actually "the history of religion" but all kind of "religion/social science" in a way). Plus, there are more jobs in Sociology than in Religion.