Sociologists believe that persistent problems in the United States are

A) largely the result of individual behavior.
B) caused by people with psychological problems.
C) embedded in society.
D) the consequence of free will.

Persistent Problems

Issues or challenges that continue over a long period, often resisting attempts at solution or mitigation.

Sociologists

Scholars and practitioners who study social behavior, institutions, structures, and processes, aiming to understand how human action and consciousness shape and are shaped by surrounding cultural and social structures.