In sociology, studying the effects of the economic recession on a student’s ability to secure a job after graduation is a way of studying how affects our lives.(a) the sociological imagination(b) our grades(c) social structure(d) our work ethic

(c) Social structure

Explanation: Social structure is

The entire make up of the society,it involves the various interactions taking place as it relates to the different issues in the society,such as inequality, recession, unemployment. The study of the effects of this social conditions such economic recession on a student's ability to secure a job after graduation shows us the kind of social structure. Different societies have different social structure and social factors affecting it.

(c) social structure

Explanation:

Social sciences defines social structure as the sequence of how society is arranged focusing on individual actions. On a larger scale it focuses on socio-economic stratification and social institutions that makes up the society at large.

It can also refer to how individuals network within society and on personal levels. It shapes the norms and behavior of people within society.