# PTE RW FIB #33: The Sociological Imagination...

Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks #33 - Level 3 - Feeds Reading

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The sociological imagination, a concept established by C. Wright Mills (1916-1962) provides a framework for understanding our social world that far surpasses any common sense notion we might ____ from our limited social experiences. Mills was a contemporary sociologist who brought tremendous ____ into the daily lives of society's members. Mills stated: "Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both". The sociological imagination is making the connection between personal challenges and larger social issues. Mills identified "troubles" (personal challenges) and "issues" (larger social challenges), also known as biography and history ____ . Mills' sociological imagination allows individuals to see the relationships between events in their personal lives (biography), and events in their society (history). In other words, this mindset provides the ability for individuals to ____ the relationship between their personal experiences and the larger society in which they live their lives.

## Answer

The sociological imagination, a concept established by C. Wright Mills (1916-1962) provides a framework for understanding our social world that far surpasses any common sense notion we might **derive** from our limited social experiences. Mills was a contemporary sociologist who brought tremendous **insight** into the daily lives of society's members. Mills stated: "Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both". The sociological imagination is making the connection between personal challenges and larger social issues. Mills identified "troubles" (personal challenges) and "issues" (larger social challenges), also known as biography and history **respectively** . Mills' sociological imagination allows individuals to see the relationships between events in their personal lives (biography), and events in their society (history). In other words, this mindset provides the ability for individuals to **realize** the relationship between their personal experiences and the larger society in which they live their lives.

## Explanation

Blank 3 links two pairs in order: "troubles" and "issues" match "biography" and "history." "Respectively" shows that matching order. "Collectively" would mean together as one. In blank 1, you "derive" a notion from experience, which fits "from." "Deprive" needs "of," and "depart" does not take an object.

## Hints

- Look for collocations. For example, consider what verbs typically precede 'notions' or 'experiences'.
- Pay attention to the structure 'A and B, respectively'. This pattern often appears when two items are linked to two corresponding definitions.

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