Allyson is trying to make her heartbroken friend Linda feel better about her impending divorce. Allyson explains that many people get divorced, because women have more economic options today than in the past. What is Allyson using to explain Linda's situation?

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Allyson is using the sociological imagination, a concept introduced by C. Wright Mills, which allows individuals to understand personal troubles as part of larger social patterns. By relating Linda's divorce to broader economic changes affecting women's choices, Allyson is applying this concept to provide a wider social context for Linda's personal experience.

Allyson Is Trying to Make Her Heartbroken Friend Linda Feel