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WGU C273 OA INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY EXAM LATEST
2024-2025 VERSION A & B COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS JUST RELEASED
WGU C273 OA INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY EXAM 1
Who explored the importance of conflict within a society?
a) W.E.B. du Bois
b) Harriet Martineau
c) Karl Marx
d) Max Weber
Karl Marx. Marx first identified the conflict as social classes vie for power
Which theorist co-founded the Chicago Hull House.
a) Jane Addams
b) Herbert Spencer
c) Emile Durkheim
d) Harriet Martineau
Jane Addams founded the Hull House to house recent immigrants
How does the work of both Karl Marx and Max Weber set the field of sociology apart from
anthropology?
a) both deal with modern rather than pre-modern societies
b) both deal with social conflict rather than social cooperation
c) both deal with the sociological imagination, which is not found in anthropology
d) both see the general in the particular, which is not found in anthropology
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Both deal with modern rather than pre-modern societies; both theorists helped define
sociology as oriented towards the study of modern societies
Which of the following is the best example of a situation in which the sociological imagination
would have some insight?
a) A shopper chooses to go to a store that's further away because she likes the produce
better at the farther market
b) a student recognizes that she may be avoiding studying because her peers make her feel
unaccepted when she gets a good grade
c) A man suffering from cancer is unable to get the medicine he needs because he cannot
afford it
d) A reader chooses to read a dystopian novel over a romance because she just broke up with
her boyfriend
A student recognizes that she may be avoiding studying because her peers make her feel
unaccepted when she gets a good grade; someone's personal decision to study might be
influenced by larger social structures, such as her peer group
Rationalization was introduced by which thinker?
a) Karl Marx
b) Max Weber
c) W.E.B. du Bois
d) Emile Durkheim
Max Weber introduced rationalization, the idea that rational or economic goals replace
traditional or emotional incentives for people's behavior
functionalist perspective
will look at how the division of resources helps a society maintain itself
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conflict perspective
focuses on how groups compete for social prestige and resources
symbolic interactionist perspective
focuses attention on the way meaning is communicated in society through symbols, gestures,
writing, and language
function
any consequence of social structures that positively affects society or promotes its health or
stability
dysfunction
a process in process that disrupts the social system or reduces its stability
manifest functions
stated, intended consequences of an institution, action, or social group
latent functions
unconscious or unrecognized consequences of the same institution, action, or social group
social interactions
language or behavior among two or more people that is understood to have meaning
symbol
an object, word, or action that stands for something else
functionalism
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focuses on the functions and dysfunctions of social structures; functions and dysfunctions can
be both manifest and latent
feminist perspective
a perspective that considers the role gender plays in social power dynamics
Which perspective is centered around the balance of a society, which relies on all of the
contributing parts working together?
a) functionalism
b) conflict perspective
c) symbolic interactionism
d) feminism
functionalism; functionalists consider society in terms of what social structures work well,
contributing to the well-being of the whole society, and what social structures detract from
social well-being
Which perspective focuses on communication between individuals influencing the way a
society operates?
a) functionalism
b) conflict perspective
c) symbolic interactionism
d) feminism
symbolic interactionism; sociologists who work from the perspective of symbolic interactionism
consider how everyday interactions communicate social knowledge
drives
biologically inherited actions that reduce discomfort, such as sleeping or eating
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WGU C273 OA INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY EXAM LATEST
2024-2025 VERSION A & B COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS JUST RELEASED
WGU C273 OA INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY EXAM 1
Who explored the importance of conflict within a society?
a) W.E.B. du Bois
b) Harriet Martineau
c) Karl Marx
d) Max Weber
Karl Marx. Marx first identified the conflict as social classes vie for power
Which theorist co-founded the Chicago Hull House.
a) Jane Addams
b) Herbert Spencer
c) Emile Durkheim
d) Harriet Martineau
Jane Addams founded the Hull House to house recent immigrants
How does the work of both Karl Marx and Max Weber set the field of sociology apart from
anthropology?
a) both deal with modern rather than pre-modern societies
b) both deal with social conflict rather than social cooperation
c) both deal with the sociological imagination, which is not found in anthropology
d) both see the general in the particular, which is not found in anthropology
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,Page 2 of 166
Both deal with modern rather than pre-modern societies; both theorists helped define
sociology as oriented towards the study of modern societies
Which of the following is the best example of a situation in which the sociological imagination
would have some insight?
a) A shopper chooses to go to a store that's further away because she likes the produce
better at the farther market
b) a student recognizes that she may be avoiding studying because her peers make her feel
unaccepted when she gets a good grade
c) A man suffering from cancer is unable to get the medicine he needs because he cannot
afford it
d) A reader chooses to read a dystopian novel over a romance because she just broke up with
her boyfriend
A student recognizes that she may be avoiding studying because her peers make her feel
unaccepted when she gets a good grade; someone's personal decision to study might be
influenced by larger social structures, such as her peer group
Rationalization was introduced by which thinker?
a) Karl Marx
b) Max Weber
c) W.E.B. du Bois
d) Emile Durkheim
Max Weber introduced rationalization, the idea that rational or economic goals replace
traditional or emotional incentives for people's behavior
functionalist perspective
will look at how the division of resources helps a society maintain itself
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,Page 3 of 166
conflict perspective
focuses on how groups compete for social prestige and resources
symbolic interactionist perspective
focuses attention on the way meaning is communicated in society through symbols, gestures,
writing, and language
function
any consequence of social structures that positively affects society or promotes its health or
stability
dysfunction
a process in process that disrupts the social system or reduces its stability
manifest functions
stated, intended consequences of an institution, action, or social group
latent functions
unconscious or unrecognized consequences of the same institution, action, or social group
social interactions
language or behavior among two or more people that is understood to have meaning
symbol
an object, word, or action that stands for something else
functionalism
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focuses on the functions and dysfunctions of social structures; functions and dysfunctions can
be both manifest and latent
feminist perspective
a perspective that considers the role gender plays in social power dynamics
Which perspective is centered around the balance of a society, which relies on all of the
contributing parts working together?
a) functionalism
b) conflict perspective
c) symbolic interactionism
d) feminism
functionalism; functionalists consider society in terms of what social structures work well,
contributing to the well-being of the whole society, and what social structures detract from
social well-being
Which perspective focuses on communication between individuals influencing the way a
society operates?
a) functionalism
b) conflict perspective
c) symbolic interactionism
d) feminism
symbolic interactionism; sociologists who work from the perspective of symbolic interactionism
consider how everyday interactions communicate social knowledge
drives
biologically inherited actions that reduce discomfort, such as sleeping or eating
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