Sociological Imagination In The Republican Party

Sam Richards starts out by telling us how our thoughts, feelings and actions are dictated by our surroundings. He then continues telling us how we are part of a bigger picture. We may never know all the people who are going through the same struggles we are, but we can find comfort in knowing that we are experiencing the same trials and triumphs that others are.

I have learned a great deal about using my “sociological imagination” through the campaigning I did in the Republican Primary. When you are knocking on someone's door to simply ask them, "may I ask who you're voting for?". You have to be willing to see things from a different point of view. I was mainly targeting voters who fell into my party, but with this primary season we had lots of candidates that represented different groups and ideas. Since I was doing a great deal of my campaign work in Ohio (with our Governor still in the race) you could assume that you were going to come across a lot of Kasich supporters. I would tie this into thinking sociologically by bringing up that these people had a reason they were voting for their candidate. Most …show more content…
To have a sociological imagination, a person must be able to pull away from their current situation and think from an alternative point of view. And that's exactly what I had to do.
Obviously my candidate did have a few things in common with theirs, they both represented the same political party and believed the same on some key issues. But I was there to campaign, not listen to them right? Wrong. I was there to positively represent my candidate and let them know why I felt they were the best for the job. I then had to put my personal feelings aside and really listen to things from their point of view in order to understand where they were coming from. Then I had to try my best to let them know that I respected their choice and then tell them my point of