“The Sociological imagination enables us to grasp history and biography and the relationship between the two within society. This is its task and promise. It is by means of the sociological imagination that human beings now hope to grasp what is happening to themselves as minute points of intersection between biography and history within society.”

Using Mills’ definition, how would you apply sociological imagination to your own life? what is the point of intersection between your personal biography and a social/historical event?

Also reply with a few sentences of your thoughts to these two comments:

1. There have been many different times in my life where I was directly associated with a historical event. I have been apart of gay rights movements, gun control marches, political elections, and large sports victories just to name a few. My “minute” intersections between my personal biography and history typically occur when society tests my morals. I am very impulsive and like to stand up for what I believe is right. For example, when I vote for government representatives, I am playing a small role in the making of history. Likewise, when I march for change, I forge my mark in history. Change isn’t achieved through individuals alone, it’s established through all of our collective sociological imaginations sharing similar biographies (and ideas) and rewriting history together. I work extremely hard to tell my own story through personal achievement and by trying my best to stand out. Some of the most recognizable, “stand out,” figures in history went against the status quo or achieved the unthinkable. That’s what I aim to do and I strive to use my own biography to cause more ripples in history along the way.

2. History is a big factor in who and where we are today. Lots of events in my life have happened due to what we may find in a history book many years from now. Nature forms our lives. My parents escaped from their country at a very young age because of a revolution. If it weren’t for that, I may have still been in the middle east. If it were not for my parents being forced to leave, it’s very possible that I would not be writing this reply right now. Evolution offers the circumstances in which we were raised. The sociological imagination can provide an explanation for why things do happen in history. I see it as context to the situations, positions and opportunities shown before us. The diversity and freedom given in our country gives explanation for events that occur. We are able to shape our biography because of the chances our history allows us to have. The sociological perspective offers a personal view on the spectrum, whereas history shows a point of view at large.

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