The Sociological Imagination: A Framework for Listening to the Podcast

In this episode, I return with a framework that I hope will accomplish two things. One, help people understand the overly complicated and often misunderstood question of  "what is sociology?" And, second, use it as a framework to help listen to the podcast.  The sociological Imagination is a concept and framework put forward by sociological C. Wright Mills in which he says that the best way to understand societies is through looking at the intersection of biography and history, or put differently, personal troubles and public issues.  Here, I make the case that whatever a sociologist tells you sociolgy "is," they all, in fact, use the same framework - the sociological method. With that in mind, it can help us all make better sense of the world, and also help you better understand how to listen to this podcast and what I am seeking to do with the concepts, conversations and ideas in it. Welcome to the Power of Ideas.