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What does C Wright Mills mean when he says the sociological imagination helps us to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two within society?
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If people can imagine or understand what it was like to live in a certain time for certain people, and how being who they are/were affected them then they can understand history more clearly.
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The sociologist responsible for suggesting the connection between history and biography to explain the sociological imagination?
C. Wright Mills
The sociologist responsible for suggesting the connection between history and biography to explain the sociological imagination was?
c wright mills
What is the main difference between the sociological imagination and the sociological perspective?
the difference between sociological imagination and sociological perspective is that the sociological imagination is the quality of mind that essentially grasp the interplay of a human being in the place with in.. this is all about our imagination .. the way think and what to do. this is the way of considering the behavior of a person.. while the sociological perspective is the distinct point of view , it guides us our behavior, thinking and making choices .... that's would be all
The awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society is referred to as?
the sociological imagination.
What sociologist was responsible for suggesting the connection between history and biography?
Sociologist C. Wright Mills... This connection is applied to his theory on the sociological imagination and how the external problmes in our society affect the internal problems we face.
What is sociological imagination?
i just learned that from my sociology class... hope this can help First of all Macro level = Large group (a country, a whole school compare to a class) Mirco level = small group Sociology imagination is the ability to make the connection between the Macro and mirco level in society, the ability to distinguish between personal troubles and society issues. The ability to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two. also in bullet point - Connection between mirco and Macro level - Distinguish between private troubles and social issues. - Ability to put private experience in context of society and history
Why is the distinction between troubles and issues an essential tool of the sociological imagination?
Troubles are a private matter that an individual cherishes. Issues are a larger matter that an entire public society cherishes.
The ability to see the connection between the larger world and your personal life is what sociologist C. Wright Mills called?
Sociological Imagination is what sociologist C. Wright Mills called the ability to see the connection between the larger world and your personal life.
What are the characteristics of a sociological theory?
The characteristics of a sociological theory will vary a bit depending on the study. However, the primary characteristics of all theories are methodology, general sociological orientations, and post factum sociological interpretations.
Why does C Wright Mills argue that as awareness of your situation increases so does the feeling of being trapped?
You get the sense of feeling trapped because you are aware of the troubles in your life and you do not know how to overcome them. To overcome the sense of feeling trapped you must see and understand that the troubles are caused by the structure of society, and/or the failure of one or most of the society's institutions. From Mills, we learn that overcoming this "trapped" feeling, is social imagination. Social imagination allows you to understand life in a larger picture. Enables us to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two within society. "Consider marriage. Inside a marriage a man and a woman may experience personal troubles, but when the divorce rate during the first four years of marriage is 250 out of every 1,000 attempts, this is an indication of a structural issue having to do with the institutions of marriage and the family and other institutions that bear upon them" (The Sociological Imagination, 1959, p. 9).
Which sociological perspective distinguishes between instrumental and expressive roles?
Functionalist
What is the relationship between epistemology and metaphysics?
philosophical and sociological foundation of education
