Sociological Imagination Analysis

Sociological Imagination was presented by C. Wright Mills. One of many definitions of Mills is: "Neither the life of a person nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both." We discuss the concept of sociological imagination in detail before moving on to different perspectives of personal problems and social problems that provide additional context for understanding the sociological imagination.
Firstly, in line with Mills, recognising what’s happening in one’s life and what could seem strictly personal has social implications that mirror a lot of broader social issues, is ‘sociological imagination’. Society is formed from biography and human behaviour and the other way around. They go along, one without the other …show more content…
These interconnections develop a broader read of however social life and society work. Hence, indicating the importance and worth of sociological imagination in a quest of day to day life.
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