The Sociological Imagination

University Affairs (2019). 2018: Canadian Higher Education in Review. University Affairs/Affaires Universitaires. A summary of issues within the Canadian university system in 2018 compiled by one of Canada’s leading voices on higher education in the country. https://www.universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/canadian-higher-education-in-review/

Mills, C.W. (2001). C. Wright Mills: Letters and Autobiographical Writings. Oakland, CA: University of California Press. A collection of Mills personal writings compiled in the same publication by his daughters providing insight into the person, the theorist and the sociologist. 

Raphael, D. (2002). Poverty, Income Inequality, and Health in Canada. Toronto, ON: Centre for Social Justice Foundation for Research and Education. A report from the Centre for Social Justice Foundation for Research and Education detailing the link between social inequality and health in Canada.http://www.socialjustice.org/uploads/pubs/PovertyIncomeInequalityandHealthinCanada.pdf

Recommended videos

Ewing, H., & Grady, R. (2006). Jesus Camp. Magnolia Pictures. A documentary about a Christian subculture based on indoctrinating children with more powerful religious faith and belief.

Zobel, C. (2012). Compliance. Dogfish Pictures.A film based on a true story about a manager working at a fast-food restaurant in America who goes to extreme lengths in the service of authority rooted in social institutions.

Alvarez, K.P. (2015). The Stanford Prison Experiment. Abandon Pictures. A film about a true story on the frightening consequences of an experiment with humans gone wrong.

Recommended websites

http://www.cwrightmills.org/ A fantastic site detailing works by Mills and works about Mills with a series of photographs of Mills and his family.

http://www.faculty.rsu.edu/users/f/felwell/www/Theorists/Mills/index.htm An in-depth resource compiled by Rogers State University faculty member, Dr. Frank W. Elwell, with essays, video discussion and links to Mills’ work.

http://durkheim.uchicago.edu/ An excellent source of information hosted by the University of Chicago about Durkheim on everything from his history to his written publications, as well as links to a variety of contemporary Durkheim scholars.

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