Private Troubles And Public Issues In The Classroom By Julia Rothernberg

The article, Private Troubles and Public Issues in the Classroom, by Julia Rothernberg is about teacher her students about sociology imagination. After reading this article, I believe that a person’s experience influences how they perceive people and events. However, people, events and the world influence a person’s thoughts, which can change their experiences. I see sociology imagination as a tug-of-war between what a person has gone through and the world. I also believe it changes because a person’s experiences and the world are always changing as they continue to live. For example, my aunt on my mom’s side has been openly gay my whole life. Therefore, I grew up not being homophobic. Then, when I was sixth grade, my mom came out to me. Over