The Sociological Imagination: Mini-Paper 1In this short paper you will have an opportunity to apply

The Sociological Imagination: Mini-Paper 1In this short paper you will have an opportunity to apply your sociological imagination toeveryday items and situations. Your task is to explain the sociological imagination and how it isdifferent than other types of analysis (sociological vs. individualist explanations). Afterexplaining what a sociological perspective is, and particularly what the Sociological Imaginationis, you should critically analyze an object/personal problem from a sociological perspective.Your essay should be 3-4 pages long, adhering to stylistic academic standards, andgrammatically correct. You should do some research about the topic you analyze, and use fullcitations (any format is acceptable, as long as it is consistent). See on Moodle a guide on whencitation is needed.Option:Study the car as a social object, and analyze it from a sociological perspective. In your researchand analysis, consider the following questions:What is the historical evolution of this object? How is it produced? How is it used?Is it used differently in different countries? In different cultures? In different sub-cultures? Is it embedded in relations of power? Are there people who benefit from it? People wholose/suffer from it?Do race, class, gender, age, and ability play a role in shaping this object, its use and production?How do social forces shape this item- its production and consumption? How has this item shaped our society (both positively and negatively)? How has it shaped othersocieties?What kind of social trends has it created? What types of social relations does it encourage? How do biography, society and history interact in shaping this phenomenon/object? How does your analysis demonstrate the sociological imagination?As a starting point for your research, consult â€œThe Sociological Imaginationâ€ and â€œThe Riseand Fall of Mass Rail Transit in the USâ€ from our reader. In addition, you may want to look into these resources:Car and Class in Everyday Sociology Blog: http://www.everydaysociologyblog.com/2012/01/cars-and-class.htmlThe Sociology of the Road: http://www.trinity.edu/mkearl/hiway.htmlModernity and Mobility: Towards a Sociology of Cars: https://www.ntnu.no/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=e03fdb4c-dfa3-4977-af11-13b971b83ab5&groupId=10265Sociological Images blog has a lot of entries on cars:http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/search/