Which of the following statements best characterizes the way sociologists think about the relationship between environment and individual choice?
a. Individuals have little to no power to make choices. Their actions are determined by their environment.
b. Individuals are completely unconstrained from their environments.
c. Individual choice is never entirely free but is always determined to some extent by a person's environment.
d. There is no relationship between the social environment and individual decisions.
C
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