SOCIOLOGY – Social Imagination

Your task: First, read the essay “The Sociological Imagination” by C. Wright Mills. I attached to this assignment..

Task purpose: Applying sociological concepts to real life situations

 Discuss :

1. Wright Mills identifies the central task of sociology to be grasping the relationships between history (including memorable societal events, social forces and upheavals) and biography (how our own lives play out). To accomplish this task for ourselves, identify a social phenomenon that occurred sometime in your childhood or early adulthood that you think has shaped your biography, essentially who you are. This can be an historical event, a cultural trend, a feature of the economy, a political event or issue, or a social issue. (For example, a Baby Boomer – born between 1946 and 1961 – might say the Vietnam War or the sexual revolution was an important personal influence.)