The Sociological Imagination By Charles Wright Mills

The Sociological Imagination is a book written by Charles Wright Mills in 1959. Social imagination is the ability to see one point of view from another point of view. To have this ability, you must be able to look at a situation and think of another alternative for the situation. Why people do the things they do and being able to connect individual experiences and societal relationships. Sociological imagination is the ability to connect personal troubles to public issues. It is important because it allows a person to see or tie things together that are happening in the world around them and what is happening to them. Look at any event to get a different perspective and you are using the sociological perspective. Forrest Gump is unable to understand the world around him and has an IQ of
His personal problems are connected to social issues and historical events. In the movie, the girl he falls in love with has different experiences with life which lead her on another path to different social issues and historical events. Education is society is important and his mother knew that in order for him to succeed, he needed a normal education. If he were placed in special education, Forrest would not have the same opportunities as a normal child would in the school system. In the 1950’s and 1960’s education was not great for special needs children and they were put into a category by society. Their jobs were limited and she didn’t want that to happen to Forrest. To make sure Forrest fit in as much as possible, she took him to the doctor to get his outward appearance fixed and he wore leg braces to correct his posture. Jenny’s home life was difficult which lead her to run away from problems and not face them straight ahead. The life she chose leaded her to counterculture of the 1960’s, and the freedom of experimenting with sex, and drugs which later lead to her early