Sally grew up in the middle class. For school, she volunteered at a soup kitchen and, for the first time, met individuals her own age who had grown up in poverty. Instead of dismissing these individuals as lazy, she sought to understand what social forces worked to shape her life differently from those she met at the soup kitchen. This is an example of
A. doing sociology.
B. a social viewpoint.
C. everyday sociology.
D. the sociological perspective.
Answer: D
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