SOCY 1001 Final: Study Guide Exam 1 Chapter 1
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The sociological imagination is a perspective described by c. as an awareness of the relationship between. Involves grasping the intersection between biography and history, might. Key element is the ability to view our society as an outsider. In applying the sociological imagination, mills suggested that we distinguish between obstacles that individuals face as individuals which he called private troubles and obstacles that individuals in similar positions face which he called public issues. Issues: public; obstacles that individuals in similar positions face; also referred to by sociologist as social problems . Troubles: private; obstacles that individuals face as individuals rather than as a consequence of their social position. Troubles are associated with micro and issues are associated with macro. Using the sociological imagination, when using the sociological imagination, obstacles that individuals face as individuals would be on a micro level and obstacles that all individuals face in similar situations would be on a macro level.
