The sociological imagination revisited: lessons from America’s Safest City
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DOI: 10.1007/s10611-017-9685-3
Abstract: In America’s Safest City, Simon Singer embraces the sociological imagination to situate juveniles’ personal troubles within the context of middle-class affluence and modernity. In so doing, he departs from the standard research paradigm that seeks… read more here.
Keywords: sociological imagination; safest city; crime; america safest ... See more keywords
Considering (auto)biography in teaching and learning about race and racism in a diverse university
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DOI: 10.1080/13562517.2017.1319807
Abstract: ABSTRACT The ‘sociological imagination’ – the recognition of the relationship between ‘private troubles’ and ‘public issues’ (Mills [1959] 2000. The Sociological Imagination. Oxford: Oxford University Press: 8) – is central to the discipline of sociology.… read more here.
Keywords: auto; race racism; sociological imagination; university ... See more keywords
Life story as a tool for teaching sociological imagination
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DOI: 10.1108/jarhe-06-2019-0158
Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the potential of life story for the teaching of sociology to Social Work students. It contains the results of a teaching experiment in higher education which… read more here.
Keywords: sociological imagination; methodology; life story; sociology ... See more keywords
Deconstructing Victim-Blaming, Dehumanization, and Othering: Using Empathy to Develop a Sociological Imagination
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DOI: 10.1177/0092055x19843978
Abstract: The sociological imagination is a core component of all introductory sociology courses. A main focus of this perspective is how social forces are related to individual lives. Undergraduates are often socialized to rely on individualistic… read more here.
Keywords: victim blaming; sociology; sociological imagination; deconstructing victim ... See more keywords
THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION OF THE BRITISH NEW LEFT: “CULTURE” AND THE “MANAGERIAL SOCIETY,” C.1956–1962
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DOI: 10.17863/cam.9136
Abstract: Writing this article was made possible by support from the Cambridge Arts and Humanities Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership. read more here.
Keywords: left culture; sociological imagination; british new; culture managerial ... See more keywords