Answer to Question #229439 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 a dimension of poverty, particularly when there are factors that exacerbate the problem

Answer 1

The sociological imagination is used to contemplate shifting your perspective away from yourself and looking at things more broadly, as well as placing individual actions in context. Using sociological imagination, people might understand these issues as interconnected personal and public concerns. People who live on the streets, for example, may be blamed on the homeless. Problems and solutions involve not only individuals, but also the social structures in our society