[Tex/LaTex] vertical spacing in array with double-spacing

Question

Double-spacing seems to mess up the vertical spacing inside of arrays. For example, the braces below extend too high. Is there a way to have the array contents centered vertically within the braces?

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[doublespacing]{setspace}
\begin{document}
$\left\{ \begin{array}{c} abcde \\ abcde \end{array} \right\}$
\end{document}

The problem gets more obvious as the line spacing increases. For example, compare the space above the first line with the space below the second one:

\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\renewcommand\arraystretch{3}
$\left\{\begin{array}{c} abcde \\ abcde \end{array} \right\}$
\end{document}

Answer 1

easiest (tested with the MWE, I didn't try your thesis class) is to add

\renewcommand\arraystretch{0.7}

to the preamble of the document.