America is a changing yet stubborn society and has limited her sociological imagination; seeing herself only in the light she chooses. America stands indifferent to values that do not affect her directly. Problems of today have shifted to an external reality of economics and have nothing to do with the quality of individual life. With out sociological imagination America cannot see things as they are and  she is unable to see beyond herself, America thrives off the different ways of life,cultures, beliefs, religion but discriminate according to social status and economical status. America drives the "American Dream"-that could explain the immigration problems- and people are unable to be content and happy due to the lack of resources and money that America really has to offer. Americans live holding on to sociological imagination because it allows them to see themselves as more than what they are and give them hope in who they have a chance to become in the future. America does not look at the hope in the poor, the strength of the weak, the drive in the oppressed, or the faith in the future. America does not dwell on right or wrong, good or bad; rather what is trendy and fashionable while critizing what is considered cool and what is lame.She spitefully dictates what is acceptable behavior and what is not; but focuses on who or what is the primary influence or the control group and how powerful is this primary influence and what is steaming the influence. America is full of contradictive attitudes but very judgmental. Who does America think she is?