Which of the following is an example of someone using the sociological imagination?
A. A man cleans hotels for minimum wage and cannot afford to support his family without food donations from a local church. He believes that he brought his hardship on himself by not attending college.
B. A rich corporate attorney believes that people are poor because they lack discipline. She observes that poor people often make poor choices, such as smoking and having children outside of marriage.
C. A recent college graduate takes a second job in order to repay her student loans. She knows this is common for people her age and believes it is the result of changes in the economy and the high cost of higher education.
D. An elementary school teacher divides his class according to gender--boys on one side of the room and girls on the other--when giving math lessons. He does this because he believes that male and female brains process numerical information in different ways.
Answer: C
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