According to Mills, the sociological imagination enables one to distinguish between personal troubles that must be solved within the immediate social setting and __________that affect large numbers of people and often require solutions at the societal level.
A) unimportant troubles
B) non-private difficulties
C) public issues
D) societal dysfunctions

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Mills clearly states "public issues" as the second type of problem that can be analyzed with the sociological imagination, which affects large numbers of people and require societal-level solutions. Option A and D are not mentioned, while Option B is not as precise as Public Issues which potentially can only be resolved with the public cooperation.

According to Mills, the Sociological Imagination Enables One to Distinguish