During which life stage does one's focus tend to shift from the ...

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During which life stage does one's focus tend to shift from the physical and active dimensions of self toward the social and psychological aspect?
 
  a. between infancy and early childhood
 b. in middle age
 c. between early and late childhood
 d. in late adulthood

Question 2

Describe what sociologist C. Wright Mills meant by the sociological imagination.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

Mills described sociological reasoning as the sociological imagination

the ability to see the relationship between individual experiences and the

larger society. This awareness enables us to understand the link between

our personal experiences and the social contexts in which they occur. The

sociological imagination helps us distinguish between personal troubles

and social (or public) issues.

Personal troubles are private problems that affect individuals and the networks of people

with which they associate regularly. As a result, these problems must be solved by

individuals within their immediate social setting. For example, one person being

unemployed or running up a high credit card debt could be identified as a personal trouble.

Whereas social (or public) issues are problems that affect large numbers of people and

often require solutions at the societal level. For example, widespread unemployment or

massive, nationwide consumer debt could be identified as a social (or public) issue.