Embracing the sociological imagination: a study of university students' perceptions of sociology.(liberal learning)

From: College Student Journal | Date: December 1, 2005| Author: Mitra, Aditi; Sarabia, Daniel | Copyright information

A central concept employed when introducing students to the discipline of sociology is the sociological imagination. The premise that human experiences are socially and historically contextualized is often the point of departure instructors take when introducing the discipline. Understanding the connections between individual experiences and wider structural and historical forces, C. Wright Mills (1959) argues, provides individuals with a greater awareness of themselves and others....

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