In The Sociological Imagination, C. Wright Mills argues that personal troubles
A) are sometimes best handled by telling a person what he or she wants to hear.
B) are of concern to psychologists rather than sociologists.
C) are better dealt with if we understand the social context in which they occur and recognize them as social issues that many others face as well.
D) are exaggerated when people watch a significant amount of television.

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Mills argues that personal troubles should be understood as social issues that many others face as well. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the social context in which these troubles occur and the larger societal structures and institutions that may contribute to them. Thus, personal troubles are not solely individual problems but are shaped by broader social and cultural factors.

In the Sociological Imagination, C