Charles Wright Mills Sociological Analysis

Charles Wright Mills was one of the most important American sociologist. He believed that people should identify the social origin of a person’s problem and understand the larger social factors that effect it. Consequently, people who do not understand the social origin and acknowledge the problem will not find the solution (Ravelli & Webber, 2015). However, another problem with identifying the issue in a larger social context is that people are too afraid to voice their problems. People are ashamed and scared other will judge them for their problem. Mills believes that exposing the mind to the sociological imagination can help ease that fear. In order to understand the importance of identifying one’s personal problem and the dynamic relationship of the larger social origin, it is important to take a closer look at the sociological imagination and understand it.

People chose to only look at the problem from one perspective. That perspective is usually applicable to themselves. They fail to realize that there is a possibility of more than one factor effecting it. In order to understand, it is important to ask questions that broaden one’s viewpoint; how many people are in the same situation? What social factors affect my problem? Where does the social origin come from? In addition, it is also important to understand self-blame. People shy away from the consequences of a problem and refuse to seek help. The reason could be fear and pride. People need to move past the stigma of being judged and see their own roles in a social