Summary
Contents
Subject index
This book is intended as an accessible, current, and uncompromised introduction to what C Wright Mills called the sociological imagination. It explains and demonstrates the value of the sociological imagination vis-á-vis the demands of today's postmodern society, critically addresses the chief forces working against its development, and invites students to adopt this form of self-consciousness as their own.
A Personal Note
A Personal Note
Writing this book spurred me to autobiographical reflection, in particular, to remember how it was that I came to be a sociologist writing a book that encourages readers to acquire and act on a sociological imagination. Some things are clear. While I nevertook a course in sociology as an undergraduate student, ...
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