tend to believe what society tells us is correct. Adding on to his previous example, Bourdieu contends that it is a socially-accepted misconception that if you do not score as high as someone else, then you are obviously not as smart as they are. Scores do not prove that one is smarter, because there are many different factors that play into what you score on a test. People may excel within a certain topic and fail at another. However, even though it is a misconception, people tend to partake in common practices to make themselves feel better. In the case of common beliefs in school, the students who feel inferior due to popular belief that they are not as smart as the students who score higher than they, may experiment with drugs to ease the insecurities they face. Bourdieu believes that doxa is more than common belief: it also has the potential to give rise to common action. This calls to attention that the notion of social order as naturally occurring is misperceived, disregarding its creation by political argumentation. Doxa, then, can be understood as created by argument as well as used in the formation of argument, essential for the establishment of democratic policies. See also Episteme Common sense Dogma Idola tribus Doxa of Parmenides References 19th-century philosophy 20th-century philosophy Anthropology Belief Concepts in ancient Greek epistemology Enlightenment philosophy Medieval philosophy Philosophy of science Political concepts Scholasticism Skepticism Theories in ancient Greek philosophy it:Doxa (filosofia)