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WGU C273 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY OA
ACTUAL EXAM PREP 2026 ALL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY
A GRADED WITH EXPERT FEEDBACK |NEW
AND REVISED
The academic study of social behavior using empirical investigation and
analysis to draw conclusions about social order, disorder, and change. -
ANSWER- sociology
W.E.B. DuBois' concept of a feeling of "twoness" where the experience
of one's identity is fragmented into several contradictory facets, making
it hard to develop a sense of self. - ANSWER- double consciousness
Objects, words, or actions that stand for something else. - ANSWER-
symbols
The term coined by C. Wright Mills to describe a way of understanding
the world that involves thinking about things from different perspectives
and putting personal circumstances into a wider context. - ANSWER-
sociological imagination
A type of field research in which the researcher observes what is being
studied. - ANSWER- direct observation
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Research that describes a problem or situation. - ANSWER- descriptive
research
The application of the scientific approach to the social world in order to
understand it. - ANSWER- positivism
The unconscious or unrecognized consequences of an action within the
framework of a social group. - ANSWER- latent function
The stated, intended consequences of an institution, action, or social
group. - ANSWER- manifest function
A process in society that disrupts the social system or reduces its
stability. - ANSWER- dysfunction
A type of field work in which the researcher observes and participates in
the activity being studied - ANSWER- participant observation
A type of research focusing on data that can be measured numerically
(typically emphasizing complex statistical techniques. - ANSWER-
quantitative
In statistics, bias is a feature of the statistical technique or inputs, which
causes the study results not to accurately reflect reality. - ANSWER-
bias
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The group (usually of people) about whom we want to be able to draw
conclusions. - ANSWER- population
A term that describes professionals who use sociological theories and
methods outside of academic settings in order to produce social change.
- ANSWER- applied sociology
A process in society that contributes to the social system and its stability.
- ANSWER- function
A tentative statement of the relationship between two or more concepts.
- ANSWER- hypothesis
External circumstances or events that have an effect on the way
individual people behave, such as economy, religion, or government. -
ANSWER- social facts
An applied practice of sociology that focuses on health intervention,
such as working with medical practitioners, community health services,
social policy and public health campaigns. - ANSWER- clinical
sociology
Émile Durkheim's explanation for the way in modern societies rely on
differentiation to form social bonds. Different parts of society function
as a whole, much like an organism. - ANSWER- organic solidarity
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The name given to theories about society which claimed to apply
concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest to sociology. -
ANSWER- social Darwinism
A systematic study of people and cultures, where the researcher observes
the people or society being studied from the point of view of the subject
being studied. - ANSWER- ethnography
A formal organization that has defined terms of membership, written
governance, and written communication, as well as a division of labor,
responsibility, and accountability. - ANSWER- bureaucracy
A factor that can vary or change from one case to another. - ANSWER-
variable
Research that explains why a social phenomenon occurs. - ANSWER-
explanatory research
Whose ideas are the basis for the conflict perspective? - ANSWER- Karl
Marx
What is the best summary of George Herbert Mead's theory of social
interactions? - ANSWER- No one is born knowing how to communicate
with one another, and people have to learn what symbols mean and how
to use them.
WGU C273 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY OA
ACTUAL EXAM PREP 2026 ALL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY
A GRADED WITH EXPERT FEEDBACK |NEW
AND REVISED
The academic study of social behavior using empirical investigation and
analysis to draw conclusions about social order, disorder, and change. -
ANSWER- sociology
W.E.B. DuBois' concept of a feeling of "twoness" where the experience
of one's identity is fragmented into several contradictory facets, making
it hard to develop a sense of self. - ANSWER- double consciousness
Objects, words, or actions that stand for something else. - ANSWER-
symbols
The term coined by C. Wright Mills to describe a way of understanding
the world that involves thinking about things from different perspectives
and putting personal circumstances into a wider context. - ANSWER-
sociological imagination
A type of field research in which the researcher observes what is being
studied. - ANSWER- direct observation
,2|Page
Research that describes a problem or situation. - ANSWER- descriptive
research
The application of the scientific approach to the social world in order to
understand it. - ANSWER- positivism
The unconscious or unrecognized consequences of an action within the
framework of a social group. - ANSWER- latent function
The stated, intended consequences of an institution, action, or social
group. - ANSWER- manifest function
A process in society that disrupts the social system or reduces its
stability. - ANSWER- dysfunction
A type of field work in which the researcher observes and participates in
the activity being studied - ANSWER- participant observation
A type of research focusing on data that can be measured numerically
(typically emphasizing complex statistical techniques. - ANSWER-
quantitative
In statistics, bias is a feature of the statistical technique or inputs, which
causes the study results not to accurately reflect reality. - ANSWER-
bias
,3|Page
The group (usually of people) about whom we want to be able to draw
conclusions. - ANSWER- population
A term that describes professionals who use sociological theories and
methods outside of academic settings in order to produce social change.
- ANSWER- applied sociology
A process in society that contributes to the social system and its stability.
- ANSWER- function
A tentative statement of the relationship between two or more concepts.
- ANSWER- hypothesis
External circumstances or events that have an effect on the way
individual people behave, such as economy, religion, or government. -
ANSWER- social facts
An applied practice of sociology that focuses on health intervention,
such as working with medical practitioners, community health services,
social policy and public health campaigns. - ANSWER- clinical
sociology
Émile Durkheim's explanation for the way in modern societies rely on
differentiation to form social bonds. Different parts of society function
as a whole, much like an organism. - ANSWER- organic solidarity
, 4|Page
The name given to theories about society which claimed to apply
concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest to sociology. -
ANSWER- social Darwinism
A systematic study of people and cultures, where the researcher observes
the people or society being studied from the point of view of the subject
being studied. - ANSWER- ethnography
A formal organization that has defined terms of membership, written
governance, and written communication, as well as a division of labor,
responsibility, and accountability. - ANSWER- bureaucracy
A factor that can vary or change from one case to another. - ANSWER-
variable
Research that explains why a social phenomenon occurs. - ANSWER-
explanatory research
Whose ideas are the basis for the conflict perspective? - ANSWER- Karl
Marx
What is the best summary of George Herbert Mead's theory of social
interactions? - ANSWER- No one is born knowing how to communicate
with one another, and people have to learn what symbols mean and how
to use them.
