Question

the significance of a sociological imagination is that
a) it correctly identifies sociology as a type of philosophy rather than a science.
b) it highlights how sociologists are primarily interested in predicting unobservable, internal events within individuals.
c) sociology connects individual experiences to the larger social structure.
d) sociologists are concerned with empirical verification of their theories.

Explanation:

Sociological imagination, as coined by C. Wright Mills, is the ability to see the relationship between personal experiences and the broader social structure. It helps in understanding that individual - level issues are often connected to larger social, historical, and cultural forces. Option a is incorrect as sociology is a social science, not a type of philosophy. Option b is wrong because sociologists are not mainly focused on predicting unobservable internal events within individuals (that's more of a psychology - related focus in some aspects). Option d is about a general characteristic of scientific inquiry in sociology rather than the significance of sociological imagination.

Answer:

C. sociology connects individual experiences to the larger social structure.