Option 2
Suicide is an important topic
that can be useful in understanding the concept of social imagination. Despite
being an individual act to commit suicide, it is also contributed by the
relationship that an individual might be having with society. The Sociologist
C. Wright Mills explained the concept of sociological imagination as the vivid
consciousness of the relationship between experience and the broader society.
The sociological imagination helps us place seemingly personal troubles that
can lead to committing suicide, into a larger social context (Scott &
Nilsen, 2013). As a result, the concept of social imagination can be helpful in
understanding if the personal issues that can contribute to suicide can be
linked to the society
Moreover, the study of sociology
entails focusing on the study of human interactions and how society is formed
and changed. The study also covers how social relationships influence people's
attitudes which are highly related to the cases of suicide by individuals in a
given community. It was clear that the sociological perspective of sociological
imagination can be used to understand the impact of social forces on a person’s
private and public lives. The external social forces exist in the form of
interpersonal relationships which are known to shape our personal actions and
experiences.
According Dawson et al., (2015), suicide is
highly contributed to how the members of society interact. A bad experience and
negative attitude or judgment can lead a person to commit suicide (Dawson et
al., 2015). Therefore, I can conclude that the topic of suicide cannot be
considered to be a "downer" topic to start a course or a textbook.
The topic contributes to the study of how people and society influence other
people and how the experiences of society can lead to suicide.
References
Dawson, M., Fowler, B., Miller, D., & Smith, A.
(2015). Conclusion: Stretching the sociological imagination in the neo-liberal
academy. Stretching the Sociological Imagination, 246–262.
https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137493644_13
Scott, J., & Nilsen, A. (2013). C. Wright
Mills and the Sociological Imagination: Contemporary Perspectives. Edward
Elgar.
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