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ISBN. 978-0-19-513373-8. Dewey Decimal. 301 21. LC Class. H61 .M5 2000. The Sociological Imagination is a 1959 book by American sociologist C. Wright Mills published by Oxford University Press. In it, he develops the idea of sociological imagination, the means by which the relation between self and society can be understood.
Imagined community. An imagined community is a concept developed by Benedict Anderson in his 1983 book Imagined Communities to analyze nationalism. Anderson depicts a nation as a socially-constructed community, imagined by the people who perceive themselves as part of a group. [1]: 6–7. Anderson focuses on the way media creates imagined ...
A theory of mind includes the understanding that others' beliefs, desires, intentions, emotions, and thoughtsmay be different from one's own.[1] Possessing a functional theory of mind is crucial for success in everyday human social interactions. People utilize a theory of mind when analyzing, judging, and inferringothers' behaviors.
Sarah Maxine Greene (née Meyer; December 23, 1917 – May 29, 2014) was an American educational philosopher, author, social activist, and teacher.Described upon her death as "perhaps the most iconic and influential living figure associated with Teachers College, Columbia University", [1] she was a pioneer for women in the field of philosophy of education, often being the sole woman presenter ...
A mental representation (or cognitive representation), in philosophy of mind, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and cognitive science, is a hypothetical internal cognitive symbol that represents external reality or its abstractions. [1][2] Mental representation is the mental imagery of things that are not actually present to the senses. [3]
Collective memory has been conceptualized in several ways and proposed to have certain attributes. For instance, collective memory can refer to a shared body of knowledge (e.g., memory of a nation's past leaders or presidents); [6] [7] [8] the image, narrative, values and ideas of a social group; or the continuous process by which collective memories of events change.
David Hume (/ hjuːm /; born David Home; 7 May 1711 – 25 August 1776) was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist who was best known for his highly influential system of empiricism, philosophical skepticism and metaphysical naturalism. [ 1 ] Beginning with A Treatise of Human Nature (1739–40), Hume strove to create a ...
Mind, Self, and Society is a book based on the teaching of American sociologist George Herbert Mead 's, published posthumously in 1934 by his students. It is credited as the basis for the theory of symbolic interactionism. Charles W. Morris edition of Mind, Self, and Society initiated controversies about authorship because the book was based on ...