When we are fired, the first thing we often ask ourselves is “Was it my fault?” », “What could I have done differently? We often blame ourselves and think that maybe we could have done something different. This kind of thinking does not demonstrate “sociological imagination.” The sociological imagination allows us to question and find deeper meaning in “things” or problems that are common and familiar to us, such as unemployment, crime, and even drug use. Using the “sociological imagination” is a way of thinking, we are able to find reasoning and discover why many things in society are the way they are. The “sociological imagination” does not attempt to understand the individual and their problems alone, but focuses on issues and problems as they affect society as a whole, which in turn can affect the individual. The “sociological imagination” was therefore created. intended to be used by sociologists, intellectuals and the public. It is a theory conceiving of both individuals in society and society as a whole, and examining the historical context in which society and individuals are located. Mills wanted to merge the history of society with the biography of individuals, because he believed it was the job of sociology to understand both. Mills emphasizes the importance of the relationship between sociology and history, as he believed that history shapes people's individual and collective lives. As men attempt to understand the world around them, the "sociological imagination" helps identify public problems of social structure and personal problems of the environment. Mills states that personal or private problems reside within the individual as a biographical entity, because individuals feel their own values ​​threatened and attempt to solve ... middle of paper ... people's problems. Mills believed that the unbalanced distribution of power was the root of many public problems. For example, many people do not have enough power to access political institutions and this confinement can make them indifferent, so that they become politically apathetic and politically powerless. Through “sociological imagination,” people can trace the distribution of power as an evolutionary and historical process that can be used as an explanation for their personal problems. By creating a theory attributing greater autonomy to individuals, Mill's "sociological imagination" appealed to many people who disagreed with the structural-functionalist approach and which continues to appeal to many people even in our time. Additionally, it allowed its users to analyze to what extent the individual is constrained by their social structure.