According to “The Promise” by C. Wright Mills, he believes that an individual's life and the way he acts is based on society and what is happening around them at that time. . Mills states in his essay that the sociological imagination helps us understand the backgrounds, lifestyles, and habits and/or traditions of each individual. It also allows us to understand the influence that society can have on a person and how "historical" events have led to this. According to what he wrote, to understand this "imagining" we must be able to relate a person's public or personal problems to the events happening in society at that time. According to this, a person may act differently depending on their religious beliefs, whether or not they live in the city or the suburbs, etc. For example, Mills argues that if a person's "values" were not threatened, they would be in a state of "well-being", but if their values ​​were threatened, they would enter a sort of "crisis". If Mills talks about “values” as a person’s “standards of behavior,” then this is happening in our society today with the LGBT equal rights movement. Many people think that being gay is not “standard behavior” and that it may be an illness. They feel that men should be with women, which is why many have gone into a "meltdown" and started to put down the gay community or bully them because they feel that is not the way to be. individual should be. Another example is the homeless; a person may become homeless due to a fire destroying their home, have been evicted, be unable to care for themselves due to mental illness, have developed a heavy drug addiction, and lose their house trying to maintain this habit, or maybe in one way or another. of depression. Looking at it without...... middle of paper ...... Every individual comes from a different culture and background so everyone can react differently to society. For example, a person of a certain religion may find it very difficult to accept same-sex marriage while those of other religions or those who are more open-minded will not be affected. For those who oppose it, it can cause them to feel deeply uncomfortable in society. Another example can be seen with social networks and media. Some people may not be interested in fashion or make sure to upload the latest gossip on their Facebook pages, which proves that it will not affect everyone. Although some of its strengths may also be weaknesses; I agree that certain factors such as war and natural disasters can affect a society as a whole. Works CitedMills, C. Wright. The sociological imagination. New York: Oxford University Press, 1959.