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Who provides an account of 'the role of common sense knowledge in the social construction of every day life and institution' ?

The correct answer is
George Lucas

Identifying the Theorist: Common Sense Knowledge

The question asks to identify the theorist who discusses the significance of common sense knowledge in shaping every day life and social structures.

Social Construction and Everyday Life

The concept of the social construction of reality emphasizes how shared meanings, knowledge, and understandings, including common sense, are created and maintained through social interaction. This process fundamentally influences our perception of everyday life and the institutions within society.

Account by George Lucas

According to the provided information, George Lucas offers an account detailing the specific role that common sense knowledge plays in this ongoing social construction of every day life and societal institutions.

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Important Questions from Sociological Thinkers, Sociological Traditions

  1. Weber's definition of sociology is " that Science which aims at the Verstehen of social behaviour", where Verstehen means

  2. According to _____________ , Institutional arrangements meet one of various levels of needs or requisites(ie) biological, structural and symbolic.

  3. Match List I with List II:

    List IList II
    (a) R. K. Merton(1) Myth
    (b) Claude Levi Strauss(2) Archaic Societies
    (c) Talcott Parsons(3) Savage
    (d) Bronislaw Malinowski(4) Dysfunctions


    Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  4. The classical social thinkers in the nineteenth century, such as Durkheim, Marx and Weber used __________________ research methods.
    (a) Historical method 
    (b) Scaling method
    (c) Statistical method
    (d) Comparative method
     

  5. Sociologists define _______________ as the prestige that goes along with one's Social Position.

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