The Relevance of Sociological Thinking to Care in Contemporary Society
Explain the relevance of sociological thinking to care in contemporary society.
Sociological thinking to care is an objective, unbiased form of thought in which challenges out approach to common sense, biased beliefs we have in society. Common sense refers to our assumptions about certain criteria or groups in society in which we’ve grown into from our own cultures. These are beliefs, which have no evidential back-up or proof of research - just biased personal opinions which as subjective through stereotyping and personal opinions on matters we may know little about. An example of this would be assuming that single mothers stay at home so they get extra funding from the government whereas a sociological view on this would look at job opportunities, the help single mothers have available for their children if they do indeed go to work. There are far more reasons behind such thoughts, which is why remaining non-judgemental benefits both clients and carers.
Sociological thinking challenges common sense as it’s backed up by research and official statistics, whilst remaining non-judgemental and avoiding stereotyping. This is invaluable in the care sector as common sense thinking ignored effects of wider social forces and stigma and labelling of people, for example, with mental health issues. Remaining professional and objective is why sociological thinking is far superior in care as clients will trust and open up to someone who is not judging them and is merely treating them as an equal individual. Sociological thinking not only looks are people in society but also focus’ on their cultures and beliefs therefore carers cannot make the common sense assumption that every person in care will require the same level of care. Different cultures wear different clothes, eat different foods, this must be adhered to which would make clients more comfortable in their care setting.
Sociological thinking to care is an objective, unbiased form of thought in which challenges out approach to common sense, biased beliefs we have in society. Common sense refers to our assumptions about certain criteria or groups in society in which we’ve grown into from our own cultures. These are beliefs, which have no evidential back-up or proof of research - just biased personal opinions which as subjective through stereotyping and personal opinions on matters we may know little about. An example of this would be assuming that single mothers stay at home so they get extra funding from the government whereas a sociological view on this would look at job opportunities, the help single mothers have available for their children if they do indeed go to work. There are far more reasons behind such thoughts, which is why remaining non-judgemental benefits both clients and carers.
Sociological thinking challenges common sense as it’s backed up by research and official statistics, whilst remaining non-judgemental and avoiding stereotyping. This is invaluable in the care sector as common sense thinking ignored effects of wider social forces and stigma and labelling of people, for example, with mental health issues. Remaining professional and objective is why sociological thinking is far superior in care as clients will trust and open up to someone who is not judging them and is merely treating them as an equal individual. Sociological thinking not only looks are people in society but also focus’ on their cultures and beliefs therefore carers cannot make the common sense assumption that every person in care will require the same level of care. Different cultures wear different clothes, eat different foods, this must be adhered to which would make clients more comfortable in their care setting.