Sociological Imagination

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Mr. C. wright Mills once wrote that to be a sociologist one must develop a sociological imagination. At times societal pressures can often negatively control or influence a person. It is my belief that Mr. C Wright Mills meant that a sociologist would need to see the “bigger picture” thus having a sociological imagination. A sociologist must know that there is a world outside of their world. They must see the need to put themselves in another persons shoes to gain a different perspective. There are many contributing factors to every situation whether good or bad, and these factors truly play apart in ones life. A sociologist can not understand or study society without understand both human behavior and biography and how they both correlate. …show more content…

I can recall one specific incident where I was negatively influenced by societal pressure …back when I was in high school Nike was set to release a sneaker called the air Jordan number 11’s..they were Fly (a urban terminology used then to describe fashionable and stylish). Almost all of my friends were set to go to Fordham rd. bright and early to get their hands on a pair…. I on the other hand had absolutely no money. And their was no way I could justify the need for a sneaker that was going to cost a $100 PLUS in those times $100 was like rent. I remember my mother coming from work that evening placing her handbag the same place she had for many years on the coffee table after a hard day at work…as she prepared for bed all had on my mind were those 11’s and how would I be able to get a pair like everyone else…I them tip toed into living room and slipped that $100 dollar so fast and ran to my room….I actually had the best sleep after all I needed to be well rested to go get my sneakers tomorrow the next day I ran straight to the sneaker store and handed over my mothers hard earned cash to the cashier in the sneaker store I rushed home fast as I could I couldn’t wait to throw them on….I came home to my mom frantically searching for her money so she could buy groceries to feed me and my siblings I even joined in and helped her look for the money…it was then it

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