Practical significance of sociology

The practical significance of sociology is as follows:

1. To better understand the society through empirical evidences rather than commonsense observations
2. To unravel the connection between individual problems and social issues of the day
3. To discover unsuspected connections between social actions and their consequences through sociological imagination
4. Applied social sciences can use sociological knowledge to enhance its efficiency and methodology for example Business is the applied science that utilizes the objective knowledge gained in economics, a pure science
5. Social workers can use this knowledge to build better society
6. Law makers can utilize sociological findings to make public policy which are better suited and effective 
7. Individual who wants to gain insight into the society

Social reconstruction is not the acknowledged purpose of sociology, although sociological knowledge is useful tool for that purpose.

References

Abraham, M. Francis (2006). Contemporary Sociology: An Introduction to Concepts and Theories. New Delhi: Oxford University Press