The Influence Of Sociological Imagination
Sociological Imagination is the influence of social structure and culture on your interpersonal decisions such as socializing with a person and choosing a partner that is of the same racial background as yourself. Social Perspective is the viewpoint about human behavior and its connection to society as a whole by looking for the connections between the behavior of individuals and the society in which they live. C. Wright Mills (1916-1962) was a mid-century sociologist known for his critiques of contemporary power structures, his spirited treatises on how sociologists should study social problems and engage with society, and his critiques of the field of sociology. His father was a salesman so the family moved a lot throughout Texas and he
lived an isolated life with little intimate or continuous relationships. He began his university career at Texas A&M and later graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's degree in sociology and a master's degree in philosophy in 1939. He began his professional career as an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland in 1941 and later was at Columbia University's Bureau of Applied Social Research. The major focal point of his works were social inequality, the power of elites and their control of society, and the shrinking middle class. His most influential work is The Sociological Imagination which argues that what is often perceived as "personal troubles" are in fact "public issues." Another important work is The Power Elite that illustrates how the military, industrial and corporate, and government elites maintain a closely interlocked power structure that controls society to their benefit, and at the expense of the majority. He is also credited with introducing the term "New Left" after writing an open letter in 1960 to the leftists of the day. Mills was married four times to three women and had two daughters and one son. He had heart problems most of his adult life and survived three heart attacks but died in 1962 from a fourth attack.
lived an isolated life with little intimate or continuous relationships. He began his university career at Texas A&M and later graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's degree in sociology and a master's degree in philosophy in 1939. He began his professional career as an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland in 1941 and later was at Columbia University's Bureau of Applied Social Research. The major focal point of his works were social inequality, the power of elites and their control of society, and the shrinking middle class. His most influential work is The Sociological Imagination which argues that what is often perceived as "personal troubles" are in fact "public issues." Another important work is The Power Elite that illustrates how the military, industrial and corporate, and government elites maintain a closely interlocked power structure that controls society to their benefit, and at the expense of the majority. He is also credited with introducing the term "New Left" after writing an open letter in 1960 to the leftists of the day. Mills was married four times to three women and had two daughters and one son. He had heart problems most of his adult life and survived three heart attacks but died in 1962 from a fourth attack.