SOC 100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: The Sociological Imagination, Socioeconomic Status, Syphilis
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What does c. wright mills mean by the sociological imagination? . The sociological imagination is the concept of being able to. Think ourselves away from the familiar routines of our daily lives in order to look at them anew. The vivid awareness of the relationship between experience and the wider society. Ability to see things socially and how they interact and influence each other. A person must be able to pull away from the situation and think from an alternative point of view. Capacity to see how your life is connected to society. What is the structure of this particular society. What does a sociological imagination (i. e. , a sociological perspective) help explain? (hint! See lecture slides what sociology tells us & the forest & Life depends on the actions of others that you may not know. Depends on social institutions and corporations and government policies. If we understand the way out world operates, than we can make changes.
