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Sociological imagination
Type of insight offered by the discipline of sociology
"Sociological perspective" redirects here. For the journal, see Sociological Perspectives (journal).
Not to be confused with Imaginary (sociology).
Sociological imagination is a term used in the field of sociology to describe a framework for understanding social reality that places personal experiences within a broader social and historical context.[1]
It was coined by American sociologist C.
Wright Mills in his book The Sociological Imagination to describe the type of insight offered by the discipline of sociology.[2]:&#;5,&#;7&#; Today, the term is used in many sociology textbooks to explain the nature of sociology and its relevance in daily life.[1]
Definitions
In The Sociological Imagination, Mills attempts to reconcile two different and abstract concepts of social reality: the "individual" and the "society."[3] Accordingly, Mills defined