Srushti Jayant DeshmukhAIR 5 · CSE 2018 · 163 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening · a definition
While Sociology is the systematic study of society, common sense refers to the taken for granted knowledge or routine knowledge that people have of their everyday life.
It is seen to be sharing a complimentary relationship.
Body · points and prose
- Common Sense provides basis for hypothesis formulation which is further tested empirically
- Many stereotypes like women being biologically ordained or sexual division of labour are challenged & corrected by sociology
- Acc. to Anthony Giddens, many studies
further become a part of common sense, e.g increasing rate of divorce, break downs
But there are certain differences also:-
(i) Common sense is only surfacial understanding while sociologists engage in organised skepticism.
(ii) Common sense varies individually & is status quoist, sociology can be generalised by theorising & is change oriented.
Close · a summary
Nevertheless, Post Modernists argue that since there is no complete gospel truths, multiple interpretation of reality must be accepted and hence common sensical understanding is also integral to our indepth knowledge of the society in sociology.