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To define ‘sociological imagination’ the term ‘sociology’ must be defined first as the systematic study of human society which encompasses and is the key component of the concept of sociological imagination. One of the fundamental contributors to the concept of sociology is C. Wright Mills (1916-1962) who at the time had a controversial and unique approach to sociology. He considered aspects of both micro (small scale activities of everyday life) and macro (looking at society as a whole) approaches as influences to the study of society. Willis argued that sociology requires a particular type of imagination, sociological imagination; that sociology cannot be based purely on individual experiences, but by linking one’s individual and private experiences with a broader spectrum approach, one can better understand the systematic process of society as a whole Willis (1970) . For example, if one’s partner was an alcoholic, this experience would be a very private problem. If......

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