EBOOK Sociological Imagination

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.Leading        sociologist Todd Gitlin brings this fortieth anniversary edition up to date with a        lucid introduction in which he considers the ways social analysis has progressed        since Mills first published his study in 1959. A classic in the field, this book        still provides rich food for our imagination.