The ability to see the connection between personal troubles and social structures (for example,personal problems and public issues related to unemployment)is known as the sociological imagination.

Sociological Imagination

The ability to see the relationship between individual experiences and larger social influences, originally conceptualized by C. Wright Mills.

Personal Troubles

Issues affecting individuals that are often seen as private problems but may reflect broader social issues when observed collectively.

Social Structures

The complex framework of societal institutions (like the legal system, politics, and family), social practices, and organizational systems that shape the patterns of relationships and interactions within a community.