Your example of comparing a vacation to using the sociological imagination for an alternate perspective was very striking. It is quite the concept to “become fully immerged in this false reality and see every aspect of your life from a new light,” as you mentioned. This concept effectively illustrates how one has to remove themselves from their own personal bubble, which is especially true when observing other cultures to avoid the habit of ethnocentrism (Chambliss & Eglitis, 2016, p. 76). The most common use of sociological imagination would be in studying others, not necessarily to escape from the stresses of life or clear one’s head, which would be considered meditation. Using this method, researches can take a step back from t heir narrow
