Examples Of Common Sense Assumptions
Sociology
Sociology is the scientific study of society and the way it works including human groups, interactions and the different levels of society. What makes sociology scientific is the way it is studied, sociologists use scientific research to form theories that help people understand the way things work in society and why. There are three core elements in society; the economy (the financial state of society to do with production etc.); power (the way in which society is run, the distribution of power etc.) and culture (the behaviours, norms and expectations present in the society). Nature v. nurture explains the way culture works in society and states that social behaviour such as norms, values and expectations are not natural, they are learned (nurtured) and depend on the society you live in. The …show more content…
things that are natural are things that are biologically inherited that society does not have an effect on.
Sociology looks more deeply into the situations of individuals and groups, Zigmund Bauman explains this as thinking sociologically. Thinking sociologically stops people making common sense assumptions. These assumptions are a sweeping generalisation of things and they define our everyday lives but our everyday lives are also defined by them. However, what is seen as common sense to one person is not always common sense to another person as everyone has different experiences in life and a different understanding. An example of a common sense assumption is reasons for poverty. The naturalistic (common sense) assumption is that people are poor and living in poverty because they are too lazy and unqualified to get a job. However the individualistic (sociological) assumption is that poverty is cause by the inequality in society. Another example is the domestic role of women. The naturalistic assumption is that women stay at home and raise the children while men work and earn the money because it satisfies their maternal needs. However the individualistic explanation would be that
ideals of femininity limit women to doing this. In addition, C.Wright Mills also explains the way sociologists look at things and does so by his idea of the Sociological Imagination. This is another way of thinking sociologically. He says that the sociological imagination encourages people to think away from the normal everyday way of thinking and looks into the biography, social structure and history of people and groups to help them have a better understanding. It enables people to see the difference between personal troubles and public issues and recognises how the two are linked. When many people have the same personal trouble it then becomes a public issue. For example an individual’s personal trouble could be unemployment, however when this is a personal trouble to many people it becomes a public issue as it has an effect on a larger group and has an effect on things such as the economy which effects everyone.
Sociology is the scientific study of society and the way it works including human groups, interactions and the different levels of society. What makes sociology scientific is the way it is studied, sociologists use scientific research to form theories that help people understand the way things work in society and why. There are three core elements in society; the economy (the financial state of society to do with production etc.); power (the way in which society is run, the distribution of power etc.) and culture (the behaviours, norms and expectations present in the society). Nature v. nurture explains the way culture works in society and states that social behaviour such as norms, values and expectations are not natural, they are learned (nurtured) and depend on the society you live in. The …show more content…
things that are natural are things that are biologically inherited that society does not have an effect on.
Sociology looks more deeply into the situations of individuals and groups, Zigmund Bauman explains this as thinking sociologically. Thinking sociologically stops people making common sense assumptions. These assumptions are a sweeping generalisation of things and they define our everyday lives but our everyday lives are also defined by them. However, what is seen as common sense to one person is not always common sense to another person as everyone has different experiences in life and a different understanding. An example of a common sense assumption is reasons for poverty. The naturalistic (common sense) assumption is that people are poor and living in poverty because they are too lazy and unqualified to get a job. However the individualistic (sociological) assumption is that poverty is cause by the inequality in society. Another example is the domestic role of women. The naturalistic assumption is that women stay at home and raise the children while men work and earn the money because it satisfies their maternal needs. However the individualistic explanation would be that
ideals of femininity limit women to doing this. In addition, C.Wright Mills also explains the way sociologists look at things and does so by his idea of the Sociological Imagination. This is another way of thinking sociologically. He says that the sociological imagination encourages people to think away from the normal everyday way of thinking and looks into the biography, social structure and history of people and groups to help them have a better understanding. It enables people to see the difference between personal troubles and public issues and recognises how the two are linked. When many people have the same personal trouble it then becomes a public issue. For example an individual’s personal trouble could be unemployment, however when this is a personal trouble to many people it becomes a public issue as it has an effect on a larger group and has an effect on things such as the economy which effects everyone.