Author:
Katherine Lyon
Subject:
Sociology
Material Type:
Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan
Level:
Community College / Lower Division, College / Upper Division
Tags:
  • C. Wright Mills
  • Introduction to Sociology
  • Sociological Imagination
  • License:
    Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial
    Language:
    English
    Media Formats:
    Downloadable docs

    Teaching the Sociological Imagination: Imagining the Social Side of Loneliness (Canada)

    Teaching the Sociological Imagination: Imagining the Social Side of Loneliness (Canada)

    Overview

    This lesson plan outlines a set of interactive exercises designed for one 50 minute tutorial in a first year introductory sociology course. Students are introduced to Mills’ The Sociological Imagination (1959) and participate in a close reading activity. The class then applies the sociological imagination to research reports on urban loneliness to explore how this seemingly private trouble is also a public issue with social roots and social outcomes. The lesson plan includes activity steps and timing, background information, and handouts and is ideal for a teaching assistant or first time instructor. This lesson plan has also been published in the ASA Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology.