Sociology : Sociological Imagination
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Example Question #1 :Sociological Thinking
The concept known as the “sociological imagination” was coined by which of the following sociologists?
Émile Durkheim
Erving Goffman
Max Weber
Karl Marx
C. Wright Mills
C. Wright Mills
The concept known as the "sociological imagination" was coined by C. Wright Mills. Mills described the sociological imagination as a hyperawareness of the relationship between one's personal experiences and society as a whole. This awareness promotes critical thinking and the identification of the sociological forces that effect social phenomena and situations. As a result, the sociological imagination promotes sociological thought and the application of sociological theory to everyday events.
Example Question #1 :Sociological Thinking
The sociological imagination stresses that individuals should do which of the following?
See yourself as others see you
See the connection between individual relationships/experiences and society
Be able to imagine societies of the future
Imagine ways to control the society around them
Have the ability to see themselves in a better society
See the connection between individual relationships/experiences and society
This term does not actually refer to using your imagination. This term does not relate imagining a society of the future or what societies that are wealthier their own are like. It refers to a persons rational ability that allows them to see how personal relationships fit into a bigger societal context. It also explains a persons ability to differentiate between a personal problems and societal problems. It does not ask people to see themselves as others do. The main emphasis is on understanding how your relationships fit into a societal structure.
Example Question #1 :Sociological Imagination
How individuals understand their and others' pasts in relation to both history and social structure is called __________.
social facts
social solidarity
figuration
social imagination
none of the other answer choices
social imagination
Social imagination is how individual people understand their and others' pasts in relation to both history and social structure. Figuration is the simultaneous study of society and individuals. Social solidarity is any social ties that bind a group of people together. Social facts are the laws, moral values, religious beliefs, customs, fashions, rituals, and all of the cultural rules that govern social life and social interaction.
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