Sociological imagination vs. sociological mindfulness

This week in class, we talked about the difference between sociological imagination and sociological mindfulness. Sociological imagination is when a person is influenced by where and when they live. Sociological mindfulness is seeing and appreciating the unique qualities and also being aware and paying attention to a person. I feel these are very important things to discuss because being a teenager living in the north shore, I look at things differently than people from other areas might. We tend to be more spoiled in our area, so I think it is important to look at the less fortunate areas and look at things from a different perspective. This ties into how community service is important, because it makes you look at how good you really have it and it's a good feeling to help the community.