Sociological Imagination By C. Wright Mills

The sociological imagination was first introduced by C. Wright Mills explaining that it is the ability to see the relationship between indiivual experiences and the larger society. In short, what an indivual does and or is short of, it affects all of society even if it is not directly. A major example would be the unemployment of an individual effecting bigger companies capital in goods. If one is unemployed he or she cannot go out of their way to consume goods they once used to and companies lose busines. This is an example of the relationship between unemployment and business. The public should be concerned, even if it does not impact them directly becuase it can increase their taxes by even a couple of cents. For example, the