The Sociological Imagination In Politics

The study of sociology revolves around the functioning of a human society, which can include the political world that an extravagant percentage of the population in the United States participates in. Using the sociological imagination is having the ability to make connections between personal experiences and larger forces in history and society (Conley, 2017, 4). The sociological imagination applied to the political world by looking at breakdowns of sex, race, background, and party affiliation and how these different demographics play a role in politics. Personally, I consider myself to be a left-winged Democrat, otherwise known as the term, “liberal.” Liberal democrats believe in governmental action that pushes for the equality of people …show more content…
There are a variety of reasons that the recent election was such a controversial one in American society, mostly falling back to scandals on both sides, before and after the election has ended. Hillary Clinton was the presidential nominee for the Democratic party. Clinton stood as a symbol for change and equality in the election, she stood for the fair treatment of all groups, including women, LGBT, blacks, and middle/low class families. After reviewing the statistics from exit polls conducted by the New York Times from the 2016 United States Presidential Election, it seems that sex, race, age, and party affiliation all played a role in decisions of who to vote for in the election. For example, in this exit poll 41% of men, 54% of women, 37% of Caucasians, 88% of blacks, 89% of democrats, and 7% of Republicans voters voted for Hillary Clinton, while the remaining percentages either voted for Donald Trump or a third-party candidate (Huang, 2016). These statistics show a few of the different demographics from the recent election and how each one had