The Sociological Imagination and Same-Sex Marriage in Australia

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Social imagination plays a very important role in order to distinguish between the
troubles at a personal level and the issues on the public level. For understanding the
contemporary Australian society, the sociological imagination proves to be very much
relevant. Within a society, history and biography and the relations between the two are
grasped by us by the help of the sociological imagination. In order to prove this, a social issue
of same-sex marriage/ homosexuality has been chosen within the Australian context. Same-
sex marriage, years ago was considered totally unacceptable not only in Australia but
throughout the world. For this, an essay plan would be constructed which would include an
introduction to the same-sex marriage/ homosexuality topic; then some of its important areas,
i.e. same-sex marriage as a social discomfort, same-sex marriage considered as a mental
illness or Deviant Behaviour and same-sex marriage considered as an identity or behaviour
would be highlighted. Lastly, a conclusion would be drawn on the chosen issue.
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Introduction
In Australia, one of the most controversial issues lately has been the issue of same-sex
marriage. In addition to this, it was also considered as a mental illness within a person who
wanted to practice it. However, as LGBTQ activists have fought for the right to marry, being
gay has slowly become more acceptable. In Australia, the issue of same-sex marriage is far
from settled (Woods & Pollard, 2017). This essay would portray light on the same-sex
marriage social issues within Australia. With this, a better understanding of this society would
be constructed by using the sociological imagination application.
Same-sex marriage as a social discomfort
For understanding why social discomfort is caused by the same-sex marriage, it is very
important to realise and understand that there are so many people out there who are in support