Global sociological imagination
The global sociological imagination is a concept based on the assumption that our personal biographies are collective products, actions, and inactions of numerous people from different corners of the world. This concept is against the idea that people build their own biographies alone without the help of others. Proponents of global sociological imagination, such as Charles Quist-Adade, argues that our life stories are also made of people whose path may never cross ours in our lifetime (Quist-Adade, 2009). Global sociological imagination relates to racism in many ways. Incidences of racism in America and Canada affect even the Africans in other parts of the world.
What I learned in this course is that our actions, which sometimes may seem inconsequential, have ramifications beyond our immediate environments. Racism is a belief that race is the basic determinant of human capacities and traits and that racial differences result in inherent superiorities of a certain race. Global sociological imagination relates to racism in many ways. Incidences of racism in America and Canada affect even the Africans in other parts of the world. For instance, when Floyd was murdered in America, there were numerous demonstrations in different places in solidarity with African Americans.
Before understanding the concept of Global sociological imagination, I believed that racism only affected the immediate individuals together with their families. However, I have come to realize that such issues affect numerous people from different places, both emotionally and psychologically. For instance, when Floyd was murdered in America, there were numerous demonstrations in different places in solidarity with African Americans.
Local-Global Nexus exercise enhanced my understanding of the relationship between local and global concepts. For example, I’m now in a position to understand that my actions might negatively or positively affect other people in the world.