<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (March 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (March 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The term sociological imagination was coined by the American sociologist C. Wright Mills in 1959 to describe the type of insight offered by the discipline of sociology . The term is used in introductory textbooks in sociology to explain the nature of sociology and its relevance in daily life . </P> <P> Sociologists differ in their understanding of the concept, but the range suggests several important commonalities . Together, they conclude that: </P>

Who is most closely associated with the concept of the sociological imagination