1. Developing a sociological imagination d. offers a broader picture of the economic and political forces of society past and present that impinge on each person’s life 2. According to Stiglitz and other social scientists, reducing inequality can be accomplished by d. all of the above 3. The effects of the pandemic on the capitalist economy mean a. goods and services cannot be taken for granted as to their availability 4. The distinction between a micro-level of analysis and a macro-level of analysis c. is based on whether we are studying small-group interaction or studying larger structures such as society itself 5. The modern welfare state among Western democracies can be identified as one which c. is dedicated to invest in the well-being of all its citizens in building social capital for the country 6. What is special in America’s recent economic history of the period 1945-1973? b. the great expansion of manufacturing and the improvement of living standards for the working class 7. Neoliberalism is a current favorite belief system of an economic elite. It is based upon the assumption d. b and c