While walking down the street, Alana notices a homeless man. She thinks to herself, "That man must be homeless because he became unemployed. I'm sure that's because our local economy is so bad and companies seem to be moving to other countries. He probably lost his family, too." Sociologists would say that Alana is using her:
A) Sociological imagination
B) Psychological training
C) Economic perspective
D) Investigative abilities

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Alana is using her sociological imagination, which refers to the ability to see the connections between individual experiences and larger social forces. She is considering the structural reasons for the man's homelessness rather than attributing it solely to his personal failure or shortcomings.

While Walking Down the Street, Alana Notices a Homeless Man