“It is the political task of the social scientist — as of any liberal educator — continually to translate personal troubles into public issues, and public issues into the terms of their human meaning for a variety of individuals. It is his task to display in his work — and, as an educator, in his life as well — this kind of sociological imagination. And it is his purpose to cultivate such habits of mind among the men and women who are publicly exposed to him. To secure these ends is to secure reason and individuality, and to make these the predominant values of a democratic society.” MenMindHumansWellsKindEndsReasonPoliticalPurposeValuesIndividualSocialTermImaginationIssuesTroubleHe ManHabitMen And WomenTasksScientistDemocraticIndividualitySecureVarietyExposedDisplayTranslateEducatorDemocratic SocietySociologicalHabits Of Mind Book:The Sociological Imagination Source: The Sociological Imagination
“The reason Social Security is in big trouble is we don't have enough workers to support the retirees. Well, a third of all the young people in America are not in America today because of abortion, because one in three pregnancies end in abortion.” PeopleWellsEndsReasonEnoughBigsTodayAmericaYoungThreeSocialSupportTroubleSecurityThirdsWorkersAbortionPregnancySocial SecurityAmerica Today Author:Rick Santorum
“There is a trouble called Twitter, the finest lies are here. Nowadays, social media is actually the headache of societies.” LyingSocialTroubleMediaSocial MediaFinestHeadache Author:Recep Tayyip Erdogan
“They, the conservatives, are the real outsides, they tell us, gazing with disgust upon the ludicrous manners of the high and mighty. Or, they tell us, they are rough-and-ready proles, laughing along with us at the efforts of our social "betters" to reform and improve us. That they are often, in fact, people of privilege doing their utmost to boost the fortunes of a political party that is the traditional tool of the privileged is a contradiction that does not trouble them.” PeopleDoeRealFactsPoliticalSocialPartyEffortLaughingTroubleReadyToolsFortunePrivilegeTraditionalReformMannersContradictionRoughDisgustingPrivilegedPolitical PartiesBoostGazing Author:Thomas Frank
“You must all know half a dozen people at least who are no use in this world, who are more trouble than they are worth. Just put them there and say Sir, or Madam, now will you be kind enough to justify your existence? If you can't justify your existence, if you're not pulling your weight in the social boat, if you're not producing as much as you consume or perhaps a little more, then, clearly, we cannot use the organizations of our society for the purpose of keeping you alive, because your life does not benefit us and it can't be of very much use to yourself.” PeopleIfsKnowsWorldKindLittlesDoeEnoughUsePurposeSocialExistenceHalfAliveTroubleThis WorldBenefitsOrganizationWeightBoatOur SocietyJustifyBe KindDozenPulling Author:George Bernard Shaw
“You can never really understand an individual unless you also understand the society,historical time period in which they live,personal troubles, and social issues” IndividualSocialIssuesTroublePeriodsHistoricalSocial IssuesTime Periods Author:C. Wright Mills
“One of the reasons that Social Security is in so much trouble is that the only funding stream comes from people who get a wage. The people who get wages is declining dramatically. Most of the income in this country is made by people at the top who get dividends and - and capital gains.” PeopleMadeCountryReasonSocialTroubleSecurityGainsIncomeStreamsWagesSocial SecurityFundingDividendsCapital Gains Author:Mike Huckabee
“The sex drive is one of the most fundamental human urges, and throughout history, there have been laws regulating what is considered acceptable sexual behavior. In the past century, the law has had trouble keeping up with changing social and moral standards.” HumansHas BeensPastLawSocialSexMoralTroubleCenturyBehaviorStandardsFundamentalsUrgesAcceptableSex Drive Author:Terry Gross
“The trouble when you have a job like mine is it's your social life as well, so I need to actually [find] something to do in my downtime when my kids are at school.” NeedsWellsKidsSchoolJobsSocialTroubleMinesSocial LifeDowntime Author:Sinead O'Connor
“When people become too intense, too serious, they will have trouble in relating to any sort of social game or norm. Perhaps this is why jokes are so important. On one hand they tell us about where the problems and grievances are, and, at the same time, they provide the means of enduring these grievances by laughing at the problems.” PeopleMeanImportantProblemHandsGamesSocialLaughingTroubleSeriousJokesEndureIntenseNormGrievance Author:Marshall McLuhan
“The trouble with the social-democratic state is that, when government does too much, nobody else does much of anything.” DoeStatesGovernmentSocialToo MuchTroubleDemocratic Book:America Alone: The End of the World As We Know It Source: America Alone: The End of the World As We Know It