Imagining Society: The Case for Sociology advances on an argument for the simultaneous vulnerability and power of sociology presented in first year sociology subjects, through the use of contemporary examples, from social media to social inequality, big data to the self-help industry. 

Re-examining C.Wright Mills' legacy, this bold new textbook introduces students to global concepts, themes and practices that are fundamental to the discipline, and rethinks and re-imagines what a critically committed, politically engaged and publicly relevant sociology should look like in the 21st century. Written and presented in a lively and approachable style, the text is woven through with contemporary examples and case studies. The authors argue for sociology's continued relevance for understanding the contemporary world against the backdrop of rapid changes in higher education and sociology's precarious place in academia.