Of the numerous themes we have covered, the issue of war and its impact on society still resides in societies globally. In the United States for example, there has been fear of a potential world war due to rising tensions between the United States and North Korea. War for our American society is only an underlying fear, but it is a reality for countries around the world such as Iraq (which we covered with the film Battle for Haditha) that still has American troops stationed there. War will ultimately always be apart of our society, so its important that we understand the effects it has on our society and futures to come. The stylistic technique of director Nick Bromfield and the authors of Blowback and Living Under Drones: Death, Injury and
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Wright Mills to be a way to think outside of the box in terms of social problems versus personal problems. This way, we are able to see how different social situations affect one another which allows for a broadened perspective of the world we live in while separating what affects us personally and what affects the world. This idea can be applied to this assignment by how it was able to influence the way I look at the world. Choosing war as a social problem and dissecting the sources provided allowed a different perspective of how I see the issues of war seen in the perspective of an American versus that of the opposing side. Johnson explains how America has been trapped in a Cold War era perspective that influences their decision making, but this is seen as necessary in protecting American freedom. Although, when seen from the perspective of civilians in Pakistan and Iraq the civilians suffer the consequences of Americans instilling their superpower tendencies in their countries. The Sociological Imagination defines the idea to be broken down in layers in terms of how one concept can be broken down to affect someone personally to also affecting the world which can be said for the process of engaging in war. Lastly, the Sociological Imagination affected the viewpoint of war as a social problem as it allowed me to better understand the effects of war of the troops. A troop goes from being an everyday civilian to being embedded in a war zone and creates havoc and sorrow to thousands of individuals, but also carries this burden as it affects their day to day life for the
Wright Mills to be a way to think outside of the box in terms of social problems versus personal problems. This way, we are able to see how different social situations affect one another which allows for a broadened perspective of the world we live in while separating what affects us personally and what affects the world. This idea can be applied to this assignment by how it was able to influence the way I look at the world. Choosing war as a social problem and dissecting the sources provided allowed a different perspective of how I see the issues of war seen in the perspective of an American versus that of the opposing side. Johnson explains how America has been trapped in a Cold War era perspective that influences their decision making, but this is seen as necessary in protecting American freedom. Although, when seen from the perspective of civilians in Pakistan and Iraq the civilians suffer the consequences of Americans instilling their superpower tendencies in their countries. The Sociological Imagination defines the idea to be broken down in layers in terms of how one concept can be broken down to affect someone personally to also affecting the world which can be said for the process of engaging in war. Lastly, the Sociological Imagination affected the viewpoint of war as a social problem as it allowed me to better understand the effects of war of the troops. A troop goes from being an everyday civilian to being embedded in a war zone and creates havoc and sorrow to thousands of individuals, but also carries this burden as it affects their day to day life for the