Sociological Imagination: A Quality Of Mind By C. Wright Mills

According to C. Wright Mills, the sociological imagination is a quality of mind that allows people to grasp how remote and impersonal social forces shape their life story or biography. Individuals tend to view their personal issues as social problems and try to connect their experiences with the workings of society. Mills believes that this is a way for people to understand their own personal problems. Throughout this Sociology course, we have focused a lot on the sociological imagination and how it shapes every part of society. Learning about this concept has aided in the development of my own sociological perspective and helped me gain my own understanding of the society I live in. The sociological imagination is basically a way of thinking
I never really thought about how I affect society and how society has an effect on me. But, this course has aided in the development of my own sociological perspective because it helps me to understand how society is important in shaping my everyday life. I learned that society has many different symbols that are meaningful to each of us. A very important concept I took away from this course is the concept of the Conflict Theory. Learning about this theory really opened my eyes and made me realize that certain parts of our society are in conflict with each other and basically rely on each other to function. I believe that society will always have a lower class and upper class and that they both rely on one another. This course has helped me see society in a new light and really learn that every single thing that happens in our day to day life have an impact on us. I have learned about the social rules that guide our lives, different cultures, races, sexualities, education, and religion. The sociological imagination is so important to me because it taught me to think about everything I go through in my life and connect it to a bigger