The Sociological Imagination

by Mills, C. Wright; Gitlin, Todd

• ISBN13: 9780195133738
• ISBN10: 0195133730
• Edition: 40th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-04-13
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

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 ascendantschools 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 privateproblems 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 ourimagination.

Author Biography

The late C. Wright Mills was Professor of Sociology at Columbia University.

Table of Contents

The Promise	p. 3
Grand Theory	p. 25
Abstracted Empiricism	p. 50
Types of Practicality	p. 76
The Bureaucratic Ethos	p. 100
Philosophies of Science	p. 119
The Human Variety	p. 132
Uses of History	p. 143
On Reason and Freedom	p. 165
On Politics	p. 177
On Intellectual Craftsmanship	p. 195
Acknowledgments	p. 227
Afterword	p. 229
Index	p. 243
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