Answer to Question #228166 in Sociology for NEO

Question

Describe in your own words how the sociological imagination (SI) would be used in the SA context to address the social problem of unemployment, as the dimension of poverty, particularly when there are factors that exacerbate the problem.

Answer 1

Sociological imagination is used to consider taking your perspective away from you and look at things more generally and bring individual actions into context. People can see these matters as interrelated personal and public concerns by the use of sociological imagination. The homeless may be blamed for the people who live on the streets, for example. Problems and solutions involve not only individuals, but also the social structures in our society