Dwayne plans on becoming a social scientist after graduating from a PhD program. As a black man, he recognizes that his academic choices would not have been available to him if he had been born in his great-grandparents' generation. What sociological skill is he using when he draws this conclusion?
A) sociological imagination
B) sociological eye
C) sociological perspective
D) sociological constructionism

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Dwayne is using sociological imagination, which is the ability to connect individual experiences and historical social contexts. He is identifying how historical factors such as racism and discrimination limited opportunities for black individuals in the past, and how these factors continue to influence social structures today.

Dwayne Plans on Becoming a Social Scientist After Graduating from a PhD