The Sociological Perspective

We begin this blog talking about the Sociological Perspective. We are two sociologists with different careers, but with a common way of approaching to live: curiosity.

Sociology, by its very nature, is a questioning perspective, a ‘critical point of view’. All science must be suspicious of what people know from their everyday experience, but sociology especially must be suspicious, and this suspicion leads to a questioning, probing, doubting, analytical approach to understanding society and the human being. It questions what many people take from granted.

Back to the ancient Greek, probably the most famous Greek philosopher, Socrates, was never satisfied with the answers people gave to him. He questioned what people thought, and no matter what answer was given, Socrates had another question that caused further thought (see the Socratic Method). This is also the mission of sociologists: to probe the answers people give, to uncover what they believe, to examine reality through controlling personal and social bias, and to see human being in society as clearly and carefully as they possibly can.

In this blog, we will attempt to unfold false views on different topics which concern people and society. And we will do so from a sociological perspective (as Peter Berger claimed), and through the sociological imagination (as Charles Wright Mills suggested). That is to say, we will examine, for instance, the functions of religion in society, the dimensions of inequality, the meanings and contributions of entrepreneurship, the changing nature of family as a social institution, or the causes and consequences of international migration. Of course, others have previously done it  better than us (for instance, them, or them, or them among many many others). We would first summarise what others have said, and then try challenge it with our insights, just to contribute to a better understanding of our society.

We hope it could help our readers, and look forward for your suggestions and ideas.