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1. The purpose of this essay is to apply C. W. Mills’s Sociological Imagination
con
The purpose of this essay is to apply C. W. Mills’s Sociological Imagination concept to
explain a personal situation. The essay will demonstrate the student’s ability to use
sociological concepts & theories learned in the course, to describe a personal situation. The
topic is left to the student’s discretion.The Essay paper should have the following 5 content
areas:1. Introduction: In this first content area, write a paragraph introducing C. W. Mills’s
concept of sociological imagination, and give a general overview of how you will be applying
it to the personal situation that you will discuss in your paper.2. Personal Explanation: In
this second content area, describe your personal situation/topic. Based on whether the
situation is a current one or a past one, describe how you dealt or are dealing with it. You
can also pick a situation from a person’s life who is closely related to you or whose
experience affected you. You should know the person well enough to write the
essay.Describe what caused the problem, who were involved, what were others’ and your
roles in the situation, and if a resolution was reached. This section is all about your account
of your situation and should be no longer than four paragraphs (3/4 – 1 page).3.
Sociological Imagination: In this third content area, analyze your personal situation by
applying sociological imagination, i.e., examine how society and social forces affected your
situation. This section should be the most substantial portion of your essay. You should use
terms and concepts from at least 3 different chapters from the textbook, and one
sociological theory.4. Data/Stats: Utilize at least 2 statistics or research studies from the
textbook or outside sources such as the Galen College online library. The references should
be scholarly and should be relevant to your situation (E.g., Inclusion of divorce rates in the
US if the topic is on Divorce; inclusion of poverty rates, crime and victimization rates, or
suicide rates if the topic is either on Poverty or Crime). Citing at least one outside source is
required.5. Conclusion: Write a wrap-up conclusion summarizing the major finding/themes
in your paper. This should be no more than a paragraph.Your essay should be 4-6 pages in
length (excluding the title page and the references page) and should be double-spaced. You
will lose points if your essay is shorter than 4 full pages of content. The font should be 12-
point Calibri or Times New Roman. Use APA format for your entire essay, including for
references and in-text citations and edit your work carefully for spelling and grammar.Your
essay should be 4-6 pages in length (excluding the title page and the references page). It
should be double-spaced on standard-sized paper (8.5” x 11”) with a 1” margin on all sides.

2. The font should be 12-point Times New Roman or Calibri. Use APA formatting throughout
your essay and cite any sources you use.For help with APA formatting and style, refer to the
Purdue Owl website and the APA Style Central tool featured in Canvas.