C. Wright Mills used the term sociological imagination to refer to important interconnections between personal troubles and public issues. What would he have said about deprivation amplification?A) Public issues cause poor health, so work must be done to more properly address disease rates solely at the public level.B) Personal troubles cause poor health, so work must be done to more properly address disease rates solely at the personal level.C) Both public issues and personal troubles contribute to poor health, so work must be done at both levels to more properly address disease rates.D) Neither public issues nor personal troubles contribute to poor health, so work done at these levels would not address disease rates any differently.

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C. Wright Mills used the term sociological imagination to refer to important interconnections between personal troubles and public issues. What would he have said about deprivation amplification?A)  Public issues cause poor health, so work must be done to more properly address disease rates solely at the public level.B)  Personal troubles cause poor health, so work must be done to more properly address disease rates solely at the personal level.C)  Both public issues and personal troubles contribute to poor health, so work must be done at both levels to more properly address disease rates.D)  Neither public issues nor personal troubles contribute to poor health, so work done at these levels would not address disease rates any differently.

Jessica Ortiz · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  Mills' sociological imagination emphasizes the interplay between personal problems and larger societal factors, including public issues. Deprivation amplification refers to the way that economic deprivation can exacerbate health issues, which involves both individual factors (such as access to healthcare) and larger structural factors (such as economic policies that lead to poverty). Therefore, Mills would argue that addressing health disparities requires work at both the individual and societal levels, recognizing the ways in which personal troubles are shaped by broader social issues.

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