Watch the video with the link provided below and respond according.
Respond to the following questions thoroughly in a 350-word minimum essay. Your response must be submitted using 12-point times new roman font double-spaced.
C. Wright Mills argues that personal troubles can be understood in terms of large-scale patterns that extend beyond individual experience and are part of society and history.
The video uses examples of unemployment and obesity. Identify other personal trouble that has social factors that contribute to it. In short, illustrate how a seemingly personal issue is actually a societal one. Look for macro-level trends in society.
Mills identifies the central task of sociology to be grasping the relationships between history and biography. To do this, identify two large-scale historical events that you think have most shaped your biography.
Thoroughly explain their influence in your life. Now think of your parents or grandparents, how would their answers be different?
What does this tell you about how sociologists think about the relationship between individuals and society? (A large-scale historical event would not include your parents’ divorce or the death of a loved one. Think of an event that impacted the entire society.)
How has context (e.g. where you’re from/when you were born/your family) affected your life?