Here is a study guide for chapter 1 of Giddens et al.

Have knowledge of the following:

the sociological perspective
social structure
globalization
the context in which the discipline of sociology emerges
organic solidarity
Marx
Weber
Durkheim
Mead
Baudrillard
functionalism
symbolic interactionism
Marxism
postmodern theory
power
microsociology
macrosociology
science
the practical benefits of studying sociology
public sociology