Response to the following:
Review the article: THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION by C. WRIGHT MILLS
Here is an update from a newspaper article about the Jonathan Ferrell case, which was mentioned in class today as an example of the way racialization occurs through criminalization. Specifically, Jonathan Ferrell was in a car accident, knocked on a door asking for help. The woman inside of the house thought Ferrell was attempting to break into the house, and called the police. When they police arrived, they shot Ferrell 10 times.
Article : Apparently the jury won't indict the police officer
This is a forum for all of us to share and discuss texts (quotes, links, videos, memes, etc.) that demonstrate/discuss examples and/or consequences of any of the following:
• The School to Prison Pipeline
• Racialization and Criminalization
• Capitalist Restructuring of Society (Profits over People)
• Punitivity and Governing Through Crime
• Areas/Issues that are related to topics discuss in the course.
When you post, please indicate how your post connects to the above topics.
Consider the following questions:
Question 1. According to Mills, what is the Sociological Imagination? Use a direct quote (include the page number) from his text, and translate that quote into your own words.
Question 2. According to Mills, what is a "personal trouble of milieu"? Use a direct quote (include the page number) from his text, and translate that quote into your own words.
Question 3. ?According to Mills, what is a "public issue of social structure"? Use a direct quote (include the page number) from his text, and translate that quote into your own words.
Question 4. ?Pick one example of each: 1) a "personal trouble"; and 2) a "public issue". Use the sociological imagination to demonstrate the connections between the personal trouble and the public issue. ?Your example may come from personal experience, something you witnessed in your own immediate social circles, and/or something you've learned about in the news.
Question 5. ? According to Mills, what is a "Freedom"? Use a direct quote (include the page number) from his text, and translate that quote into your own words.