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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The phrase "sociological imagination" is used to describe the ability to see the connections between individual experiences and broader social and historical structures. In this case, understanding that Bill's unemployment is not due to personal failings, but rather to larger economic forces beyond his control, requires a sociological imagination.

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