C.Wright Mills is an American Sociologist who introduced the concept of Sociological Imagination. Sociological Imagination is the capacity of sociologists to dedifferentiate between “personal troubles” and “social issues”. He Identifies the “generation gap”, unemployment, changes in occupational structure, communalism, casteism, etc. as societal issues. He identifies gender inequalities also as a social problem. At the same time, he identifies personal trouble as something arising from the individual which has an effect on his or her immediate context.

Given below are some statements. Read them carefully and choose the correct statement (s) from the given options.

Statement 1: A young eighteen year old adult  know a lot about the society without ever having studied it.

Statement 2: This prior knowledge or familiarity with society is both an advantage and a disadvantage for sociology, the discipline that studies society.

Statement 3:  The disadvantage is that students are generally afraid of Sociology – they feel that it can’t be a very hard subject to learn.  

Only 1 and 2

The correct answer is Option 3: Only 1 and 2

Given below are some statements. Read them carefully and choose the correct statement (s) from the given options.

Statement 1: A young eighteen year old adult  know a lot about the society without ever having studied it. This is correct because every individual lives in society and gains practical knowledge about social relationships, customs and behaviour even without formally studying society.

Statement 2: This prior knowledge or familiarity with society is both an advantage and a disadvantage for sociology, the discipline that studies society. This also correct because this prior familiarity helps in understanding sociology easily, but at the same time it can create preconceived notions and assumptions.

Statement 3:  The disadvantage is that students are generally afraid of Sociology – they feel that it can’t be a very hard subject to learn. This is incorrect. The disadvantage is not that students are afraid of Sociology. Rather, students often think Sociology is very easy because they are already familiar with society, which may prevent them from studying it scientifically and objectively.