Discuss the distinction between personal troubles and public issues
Readings: (1) Mills, 1959, \”The Promise\” and
(2) Khan textbook, Chapter 1
On Mills, \”The Promise\”:
1. Discuss the distinction between personal troubles and public issues, according to Mills, and explain why being able to see how they connect is at the heart of the sociological imagination. Give your own example to illustrate your understanding.
On Khan textbook, Chapter 1:
2. Discuss two key differences between Marx and Durkheim in their analysis of how the industrial revolution altered the organization of society.
3. Explain Du Bois\’s argument about the psychological wages of whiteness. Is his argument an example of the relational sociology that Marx developed? Explain why/why not.
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