In the Sociological Imagination, C

question 2

Multiple Choice

In The Sociological Imagination, C. Wright Mills argues that personal troubles

• A) are sometimes best handled by telling a person what he or she wants to hear.
• B) are of concern to psychologists rather than sociologists.
• C) are better dealt with if we understand the social context in which they occur and recognize them as social issues that many others face as well.
• D) are exaggerated when people watch a significant amount of television.

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