SAGE Core Concepts in Sociology: What Is the Sociological Imagination?Click on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 7, and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test, and answer the following questions:What is agency?
A. the ability to understand the complexity of social forces
B. the ability to exercise free will and to make social changes
C. the ability to enable or constrain social action
D. the ability to use data effectively
Answer: B
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