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Engaging the Sociological Imagination

My Journey into Design Research and Public Sociology

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The sociological imagination enables its possessor to understand the larger historical scene in terms of its meaning for the inner life and the external career of a variety of individuals. It enables him to take into account how individuals, in the welter of their daily experience, often become falsely conscious of their social positions. Within that welter, the framework of modern society is sought, and within that framework the psychologies of a variety of men and women are formulated. By such means the personal uneasiness of individuals is focused upon explicit troubles and the indifference of publics is transformed into involvement with public issues.

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Mehan, H. (2016). Engaging the Sociological Imagination. In: Sadovnik, A.R., Coughlan, R.W. (eds) Leaders in the Sociology of Education. Leaders in Educational Studies. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-717-7_9

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