num_pages: 256
description: C. Wright Mills is best remembered for his highly acclaimed work The Sociological Imagination , in which he set forth his views on how social science should be pursued. Hailed upon publication as a cogent and hard-hitting critique, The Sociological Imagination took issue with the ascendant schools of sociology in the United States, calling for a humanist sociology connecting the social, personal, and historical dimensions of our lives. The sociological imagination Mills calls for is a sociological vision, a way of looking at the world that can see links between the apparently private problems of the individual and important social issues.
language: English
title: The Sociological Imagination
titlecomplete: The Sociological Imagination
genres: Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Science, Theory, Politics, Philosophy, Academic, Social Science, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 2928
publisher: Oxford University Press