¿What is the sociology? ¿What is the job of a sociologist? Many times, I have heard questions like these from my friends and family, but I have to say that far from finding answers, this raises my own questions about the career that I choose.
In this essay, I will defend the idea that the sociology is a social area full of theory, but it is fully understood in practice. First, I am going to explain some limitations of sociology to continue what I consider real sociology.
In the academy, is very easy define sociology
with theoretical references and a long debate can be generated about it. The schools
and theoretical lines are many, but in my opinion, this is limited to a
uniquely abstract dimension of this social science.
On the one hand, I recognize a “risk”
when we investigate about any topic, because a lot of times we “fall” in
academicism and technical term. This is a disadvantage because generate a kind
of distance between the academy and the people or phenomenon that we study even
when our knowledge and studies must be at the service of them.
On the
other hand, I think the sociology is created among all society. When you
investigate a social group or an institution or any phenomenon, you must go
with a disposition to learn from them. The real sociological knowledge is created
by the hand of the people with which you are. For that reason, is into the practice
and in the contact with people where you are making sociology, always thinking
about their well-being and with a view that offers real solutions to the social
problems they face.
As a summary,
the sociology cannot be restricted to an academy area. The sociology must provide
solutions to social problems and contribute to generating new and better public
policies that approach on the needs of people.
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