According to Mills, the Sociological Imagination Enables One to Distinguish

question 28

Multiple Choice

According to Mills, the sociological imagination enables one to distinguish between personal troubles that must be solved within the immediate social setting and __________that affect large numbers of people and often require solutions at the societal level.

• A) unimportant troubles
• B) non-private difficulties
• C) public issues
• D) societal dysfunctions

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Definitions:

Maslow

Refers to a hierarchy of needs theory proposed by Abraham Maslow, which suggests that people are motivated to fulfill basic needs before moving on to other, more advanced needs.

Skinner

B.F. Skinner was a prominent psychologist known for his work in behaviorism and for developing the theory of operant conditioning.

Wish Fulfillment

A psychoanalytic concept suggesting that dreams represent the unconscious desires and wishes of the dreamer.

Instinctual Demands

Innate impulses or drives that motivate behavior without the need for conscious thought or social learning.