Who argued that 'Sociology can help you map the links and connections between "personal troubles" and "social issues"'?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → C. Wright Mills
NCERT (2025-26): “…But sociology can do more than simply help to locate you or others in this simple sense of describing the places of different social groups. As C.Wright Mills, a well-known American sociologist has written, sociology can help you to map the links and connections between ‘personal troubles’ and ‘social issues’. By personal troubles Mills means the kinds of individual worries, problems or concerns that everyone has. So, for example, you may be unhappy about the way elders in your family treat you or how your brothers, sisters or friends treat you. You may be worried about your future and what sort of job you might get. Other aspects of your individual identity may be sources of pride, tension, confidence or embarrassment in different ways. But all of these are about one person and derive meaning from this personalised perspective.…” |