Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: According to A. Schutz, the world of everyday life is not permeated by the epoch of the natural attitude.
Reason R: All the objects of the Social World are constituted within a framework of familiarity and pre-acquaintanceship.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct option is D

Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

Alfred Schutz and the Phenomenology of the Social World:

Alfred Schutz, a phenomenological sociologist, focused on how individuals construct meaning in their everyday lives. He emphasized the importance of subjective experience and the "life-world." Key concepts include:

• Natural Attitude: The taken-for-granted, commonsense way in which we experience the world. It involves assuming that the world exists as it appears to us and that others share our perspective.
• Life-World: The intersubjective world of everyday experience, where individuals interact and create meaning.
• Typifications: Mental constructs that allow us to categorize and understand social phenomena.
• Familiarity and Pre-acquaintanceship: The social world is experienced as familiar and pre-interpreted, as we rely on typifications and shared meanings.

Statement I: According to A. Schutz, the world of everyday life is not permeated by the epoch of the natural attitude.

• This statement is incorrect. Schutz argued that the natural attitude is fundamental to our experience of the life-world. It's the default mode in which we operate in everyday life.

Statement II: All the objects of the Social World are constituted within a framework of familiarity and pre-acquaintanceship. ¹  

• This statement is correct. Schutz emphasized that we experience the social world as already interpreted and familiar. We rely on shared meanings and typifications to navigate our interactions.

Analyzing the Options:

1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct Incorrect, as Statement I is wrong.
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect: Incorrect, as Statement II is correct.
3. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect Incorrect, as Statement I is wrong and Statement II is correct.
4. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct