requires the ability to distinguish "personal troubles of milieu" from "public issues of social structure and utilize different perspectives. agents of socialization sociological imagination hegemony life course

Agents of socialization imply the social institutions that facilitate the socialization process, such as family, religion, school, and peer group. These agents reinforce the norms and values of the group or society by motivating the subjects to follow the expected behaviours. Through various sanctions, positive and negative, these agents distinguish what is expected behaviour in society and what is not. It does not differentiate personal troubles and public issues. Thus incorrect.

Sociological Imagination is a framework developed by C Wright Mills to understand the social reality in our private experience concerning its broader social and historical context. It requires the ability to distinguish the personal troubles and private issues.

Hegemony is a Sociological concept put forward by Antonio Gramsci that explains the control of the ruling class on the working class without exerting coercion. It is a power based on consent and support rather than cooperation and force. It does not differentiate personal troubles and public issues. Thus incorrect.

Life course implies the sequence of events and roles individuals pursue within their social, cultural and historical context over time. Each stage an individual goes through profoundly influences their life and action. It does not differentiate personal troubles and public issues. Thus incorrect.