Social Imagination Analysis
The social imagination is defined by Dalton as “the ability to see the connections between our personal experience and the larger forces of history” (Dalton, 2015).
What does this mean? How can it be used? It is primarily used to provide a mechanism for a sociologist to analyze his or her perspective on a situation, see the
situation from a differing point of view, and change his or her perspective.
An important aspect of sociological imagination is to avoid routine purpose for activity. Why is something done this way? Is it just “the way it have always been done”? By
nature, I am a questioning person. I often want to know why certain traditions or actions are continued, and I examine and question some of the assumptions I hold, looking
What does this mean? How can it be used? It is primarily used to provide a mechanism for a sociologist to analyze his or her perspective on a situation, see the
situation from a differing point of view, and change his or her perspective.
An important aspect of sociological imagination is to avoid routine purpose for activity. Why is something done this way? Is it just “the way it have always been done”? By
nature, I am a questioning person. I often want to know why certain traditions or actions are continued, and I examine and question some of the assumptions I hold, looking