SOCIOLOGY 9TH EDITION BY ANTHONY
GIDDENS EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ Society.
Answer: A group of people who shape their lives in aggregated and
patterned ways that distinguish their group from other groups.
◉ Social Sciences.
Answer: The disciplines that use the scientific method to examine
the social world, in contrast to the natural sciences, which examine
the physical world.
◉ Sociological Perspective.
Answer: A way of looking at the world through a sociological lens
◉ Beginner's mind.
Answer: Approaching the world without preconceptions in order to
see things in a new way (BERNARD MCGRANE)
◉ Culture Shock.
, Answer: A sense of disorientation that occurs when you enter a
radically new social or cultural environment
◉ Sociological imagination.
Answer: A quality of the mind that allows us to understand the
relationship between our individual circumstances and larger social
forces. (C. WRIGHT MILLS)
◉ Microsociology.
Answer: The level of analysis that studies face-to-face and small-
group interactions in order to understand how they affect the larger
patterns and institutions of society.
◉ Macrosociology.
Answer: The level of analysis that studies large-scale social
structures in order to determine how they affect the lives of groups
and individuals.
◉ Theories.
Answer: In sociology, abstract propositions that explain the social
world and make predictions about the future.
◉ Paradigm.
GIDDENS EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ Society.
Answer: A group of people who shape their lives in aggregated and
patterned ways that distinguish their group from other groups.
◉ Social Sciences.
Answer: The disciplines that use the scientific method to examine
the social world, in contrast to the natural sciences, which examine
the physical world.
◉ Sociological Perspective.
Answer: A way of looking at the world through a sociological lens
◉ Beginner's mind.
Answer: Approaching the world without preconceptions in order to
see things in a new way (BERNARD MCGRANE)
◉ Culture Shock.
, Answer: A sense of disorientation that occurs when you enter a
radically new social or cultural environment
◉ Sociological imagination.
Answer: A quality of the mind that allows us to understand the
relationship between our individual circumstances and larger social
forces. (C. WRIGHT MILLS)
◉ Microsociology.
Answer: The level of analysis that studies face-to-face and small-
group interactions in order to understand how they affect the larger
patterns and institutions of society.
◉ Macrosociology.
Answer: The level of analysis that studies large-scale social
structures in order to determine how they affect the lives of groups
and individuals.
◉ Theories.
Answer: In sociology, abstract propositions that explain the social
world and make predictions about the future.
◉ Paradigm.
