Unknowingly, we think like sociologists. Sociologists never assume anything unless proven by immense evidences. Here are some instances persons apply this kind of attitude:
Courtship. A woman does not anticipate something from a man unless the man is showing everything to prove his love for her. In the same manner, a man may assume that a woman would love him back in return because the woman is showing signs of liking him.
Gossiping. Oftentimes we talk about somebody because we judge him/her with what we hear from other people. Then afterwards we realize that these are just opinions and in some cases, are completely wrong. Sociologists are ready to commit mistakes. Every time we hear gossips, we are also open to the possibility that those are nothing but rumors created by some persons.
Curiosity. We are sociologists if we ask more questions. Digging deeper towards a certain situation makes us one of them.
We are sociologists because we think weird and wonderful. Like for example when watching TV shows, we come to realize that the show is not giving us fun but also bias for other people and races. We think it’s not entertaining anymore. We just don’t watch the person or the characters on a certain show just because they have beautiful body but we are being considerate with what we can learn from it.
We live on a planet that is compound but we need to embrace its complexities and differences in order for us to understand it. We will be able to find out that the cause of broken marriages does not only circulate on a certain reason or its rates make sense in all situations; or that the economic recession can cause higher rates of unemployment. The world can be complicated and so can sociological explanations.
March 10, 2013
