SOCIOL 2Z03 Lecture Notes - Sociological Inquiry
18 Jun 2013
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Involves obtaining through tradition or authority knowledge that is generally agreed upon within a society: two bases for ordinary inquiry (1) tradition consumes knowledge that is passed on in the society through culture. There are many aspects of culture, religion being one. Religion in any culture provides a set of ideas about the world (creation, why we are here, our purpose) Relying on tradition or other aspects of culture of understanding the world has advantages and disadvantages. Advantage: if we accept the beleifs gives, we don"t have to go through the trouble to develop our own understanding. It is given to us; saves us work. Disadvantage: traditional beliefs discourage us from finding new ways of looking at the world (2) authority consumes knowledge that is passed on in a society through expert i. e educators. Advantage: experts have a lot of knowledge and people can benefit from that knowledge. Disadvantage: experts can be wrong and can make mistakes.
