If You Possess a Sociological Imagination and Someone Asks You

question 29

Multiple Choice

If you possess a sociological imagination and someone asks you to study unemployment rates in a city of fifty million people where fifteen million are unemployed, what would you conclude?

• A) We should consider the economic and political structures of the society.
• B) We should consider the work ethic of the average citizen.
• C) We should worry about the intelligence level of the workers who have lost their jobs.
• D) We should ask those who are unemployed how much they want to work.
• E) We should teach people how to take better advantage of their opportunities.

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Definitions:

Anticipation And Preparation

The processes of looking forward to potential events and making ready or preparing for them.

Potential Crises

Refers to situations or events that have the capacity to lead to an emergency or a critical condition, requiring immediate attention to prevent or mitigate disaster.

Unforeseeable

Impossible to predict or anticipate due to lack of information or inherent unpredictability.

Satisficing

A decision-making strategy that aims for a satisfactory or adequate result, rather than the optimal solution, due to limitations in time, resources, or information.