This is an essay that I assign early in the semester to encourage students to start to use their sociological imagination by thinking about how a daily activity they do is influenced by society and history. The questions/prompts below the assignment can also be adapted for an in-class exercise for students to do in small groups.
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Amy, Thank you very much for these specific, insightful questions that “get at” Mills’ sociological imagination. I will try to adapt this activity for a small group exercise. I think it will be fruitful, just like the imagination! If you see this, will you give me your title (e.g., Dr., Professor, Instructor), so I can “cite” you properly as I give you credit for this assignment?
Thank you!
Hi Rob, I’m glad you find this useful and I hope it works for your class. You can call me Dr. or Professor. I do a small group activity using these questions also and it usually works pretty well!