"sociological imagination"

Instead of just using personal explanations, Mills argued that we should connect those personal issues with the broader public issues.

What is Sociology?

• peer groups
• families
• religious groups
•  organizations
• businesses
• governments
• cultures

Capitalism, an economic structure that aims for profit and free trade, was the cause of problems like poverty and crime, according to Marx.

Alienation occurs when a laborer earns a wage, but the object he makes belongs to someone else (the owner).

Addams, along with other pioneering female sociologists, formed the Hull House, a famous Chicago organization that sought to help the poor. Addams combined scientific study with social work and political activism.