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    Sociological Imagination Social Imagination is described as an awareness of the relationship between a person’s behavior and experiences and the wider culture that shaped the person’s choices and perceptions; it helps us to see ours and other people’s behavior in relation to history and social structure (OpenStax). C. Wright “Mills thought that sociology can show us that society – not our own foibles and failings – is responsible for many of our problems. He argued that one of the main tasks of

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    One of the foundational terms of the field of Sociology is that of “The Sociological Imagination.” One of the leading theorists in the field, C. Wright Mills defined The Sociological Imagination as “the awareness of the relationship between personal experience and the wider society.” The field of Sociology therefore raises the question of how the life of each and every individual is shaped and influenced by a wide array of historical and social forces. As with any family many sociological patterns

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    The definition of Sociological Imagination by C. Wright Mills according to the class notes is “to think ourselves away from the familiar routines of our daily lives to look at them anew. This concept allows us to see connections between individual concerns and larger social issues”. Sociological imagination is our ability to look on our own situations and circumstances in different ways or angles and trying to see if there’s any connection between our personal struggles and the issues of the society

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    they are also need the quality of mind that will help them to use this information and skills. The writer defines “the sociological imagination” as empowers its owner to comprehend the historical scene as far as its importance for the internal life and outer profession of an assortment of people. The lesson of the sociology which encapsulates sociological imagination is the real thought that the individual can comprehend

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    Sociological Imagination was written in 1959 by C. Wright Mills who argued that for one to “think critically about the world around us, we need to use our sociological imagination, the ability to see the connections between our personal experience and the larger forces of society.” (Conley, 2015). History, biography, and social structure are the defining characteristics of sociological imagination. Mills states that our lives are all ordinary and we live our lives according to the time and place

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    My Sociological Imagination Sociology 1310 has helped me discover more social inequalities that I face as a darker-skinned African-American female, who comes from a single-parent lower middle class household, and is a first generation student between my parents. The data that has been presented in class, statics, watching social experiments, and mind-tap has really helped me understand and become more aware of the structures set up against people of color, lower socioeconomic status, and women.

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    Sociological imagination is defined as the vivid awareness of the relationship between personal experience and the wider society, by C. Wright Mills, who is also referred to as the father of sociology. Growing up one of the basic lessons taught to me by my parents was to never judge someone else based on their looks or actions because there was no way I could understand what they have gone through in life. I can still hear my mother say to me, “Alex, never judge someone else unless you have walked

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    Mykaela Barr Social imagination is basically a “quality of mind” that helps one comprehend history and biology and the similarities amongst the two throughout society. It is a human’s capability to link their personal experiences to society and to a larger degree, historical forces. Sociological imagination lets a person question behaviors and habits that seem ordinary. It is a human’s ability to think outside of the familiar habits people make in everyday life. Sociological imagination involves understanding

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    Sociology matters because it illuminates your life. Sociology is characterized by a special skill called the sociological imagination. The sociological imagination was introduced by C. Wright Mills in 1959. Mills defined sociological imagination as the awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society, both today and in the past. Sociological imagination is the ability to view one’s own society as an outsider would, rather than only from the perspective of personal experiences

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    C. Wright Mills defines the Sociological Imagination as “the vivid awareness of the relationship between personal experience and the wider society.” Essentially the concept of the Sociological Imagination is the ability to think outside the box and the norms of our society in order to look at things in a new perspective. In order to have a Sociological Imagination an individual has to see things from a social point of view and be able to determine how they interact and influence one another. The

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