Bill Can't Get a Job, Even Though He Has a Strong

question 107

Multiple Choice

Bill can't get a job, even though he has a strong resume. He is unemployed because of the recession, not because he is lazy or unskilled. C. Wright Mills would say this explanation was made by a person who has a certain theoretical understanding-which one?

• A)sociological functionality
• B)sociological imagination
• C) functional deviance
• D) scientific revolution

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Definitions:

Genetic Influences

Factors determined by genes inherited from parents that affect various aspects of an individual’s physical traits, behaviors, and susceptibility to certain diseases.

Environmental Influences

The impact of surrounding conditions, including social, physical, and cultural settings, on an individual's behavior, attitudes, and development.

Natural Selection

A process in biology by which organisms with traits well-suited to their environment have higher survival rates and reproduction, shaping evolution.

Inherited Traits

Characteristics or qualities passed down genetically from parents to offspring.