What Is Sociological Imagination?

Sociological imagination was defined by C. Wright Mills stating “The quality of mind that provides an understanding of individuals within the context of larger society and distinguishes between personal troubles that affect individuals and social issues that affect society” (Mills,1959). In a broad sense from Mills’ definition of sociological imagination I have interpreted it as looking at the perspective of something, life for instance, and look at it in a different perspective completely out of one's norm. In a more narrow sense I believe what he is saying is that there are many different perspectives for the everyday activities of life. While also looking at even the little things in life and seeing how many different perspectives and the