WGU C273 Final Exam (New 2024/ 2025
Update) Introduction to Sociology| Questions
and Verified Answers| Grade A| 100%
Correct
QUESTION
Beth, who has lived all her life in an affluent neighborhood in New York City, travels to Africa
and is introduced to living in a dirt-floored hut while she works digging canals for a service trip.
It is safe to say she is experiencing Select one:
a. cultural relativity. b. cultural diffusion. c. culture shock.
d. cultural integration.
Answer:
culture shock
QUESTION
Which sociological perspective would argue that subcultures often emerge because the
dominant society has unsuccessfully attempted to sup- press a practice regarded as improper,
such as the use of illegal drugs? Select one:
a. Functionalist perspective b. Conflict perspective
c. Interactionist perspective
d. Feminist perspective
Answer:
Conflict perspective
QUESTION
The tendency to assume that one's own culture and way of life represent the norm or are
superior to all others is called
Select one:
a. culture shock.
b. cultural relativism. c. ethnocentrism.
d. value stability
,Answer:
ethnocentrism
QUESTION
Rites of passage are
Select one:
a. gestures, objects, and language that form the basis of human communica- tion.
b. stressful periods of self-evaluation, often occurring between 35 and 50 years of age.
c. rituals marking the symbolic transition from one social position to another. d. expectations
regarding the proper behavior, attitudes, and activities of males and females.
Answer:
rituals marking the symbolic transition from one social position to another
QUESTION
Which of the following statements about rites of passage is true? Select one:
a. The quinceañera ceremony among Hispanic girls is considered a rite of passage.
b. All segments of American society celebrate the arrival of adulthood with the same rites of
passage.
c. People in all societies experience adolescence between the ages of 15 and
17.
d. All of these answers are correct.
Answer:
The quinceañera ceremony among Hispanic girls is considered a rite of passage
QUESTION
Which conflict theorists suggest that schools in the U.S. foster competition through built-in
systems of rewards and punishments that can cause children to feel stupid and unsuccessful?
Select one:
a. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
b. Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis c. Friedrich Engels and Thomas Mann
d. Daniel Albas and Cheryl Albas
Answer:
Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis
,QUESTION
Life course theorists suggest socialization
Select one:
a. stops after a person experiences a rite of passage. b. continues through all stages of the life
cycle.
c. is attributable solely to biological influences.
d. is attributable to both biological and physical influences.
Answer:
continues through all stages of the life cycle
QUESTION
The child of about eight or nine years of age begins to consider several tasks and relationships
simultaneously. At this point in development, children grasp not only their own social positions,
but also those of others around them. Mead calls this stage the
Select one:
a. preparatory stage. b. play stage.
c. imitative stage.
d. game stage.
Answer:
game stage
QUESTION
As primary agents of childhood socialization, schools play a critical role in teaching children the
values and customs of the larger society. This view of the socialization process is most likely of
particular interest to which sociological perspective?
Select one:
a. functionalist perspective b. conflict perspective
c. interactionist perspective
d. global perspective
Answer:
functionalist perspective
, QUESTION
The difficulty that arises when the same social position imposes conflict- ing demands and
expectations is known as
Select one:
a. role conflict. b. role strain.
c. role exit.
d. resocialization.
Answer:
role strain
QUESTION
Which of the following is true of the functional perspectives? Select one:
a. Finding or producing new members is not sufficient. b. Groups should not replace personnel
when they die.
c. Patriotism does not generally help people develop and maintain a sense of purpose.
d. Failure to preserve order is not dangerous
Answer:
Finding or producing new members is not sufficient
QUESTION
A group of businesswomen meet on a monthly basis to assist one another in advancing their
careers. They give each other job leads and advice, and they invite business leaders to attend
their sessions to provide further assistance.
This group is an example of
Select one:
a. role connection.
b. impression management. c. status assistance.
d. social networking.
Answer:
social networking
Update) Introduction to Sociology| Questions
and Verified Answers| Grade A| 100%
Correct
QUESTION
Beth, who has lived all her life in an affluent neighborhood in New York City, travels to Africa
and is introduced to living in a dirt-floored hut while she works digging canals for a service trip.
It is safe to say she is experiencing Select one:
a. cultural relativity. b. cultural diffusion. c. culture shock.
d. cultural integration.
Answer:
culture shock
QUESTION
Which sociological perspective would argue that subcultures often emerge because the
dominant society has unsuccessfully attempted to sup- press a practice regarded as improper,
such as the use of illegal drugs? Select one:
a. Functionalist perspective b. Conflict perspective
c. Interactionist perspective
d. Feminist perspective
Answer:
Conflict perspective
QUESTION
The tendency to assume that one's own culture and way of life represent the norm or are
superior to all others is called
Select one:
a. culture shock.
b. cultural relativism. c. ethnocentrism.
d. value stability
,Answer:
ethnocentrism
QUESTION
Rites of passage are
Select one:
a. gestures, objects, and language that form the basis of human communica- tion.
b. stressful periods of self-evaluation, often occurring between 35 and 50 years of age.
c. rituals marking the symbolic transition from one social position to another. d. expectations
regarding the proper behavior, attitudes, and activities of males and females.
Answer:
rituals marking the symbolic transition from one social position to another
QUESTION
Which of the following statements about rites of passage is true? Select one:
a. The quinceañera ceremony among Hispanic girls is considered a rite of passage.
b. All segments of American society celebrate the arrival of adulthood with the same rites of
passage.
c. People in all societies experience adolescence between the ages of 15 and
17.
d. All of these answers are correct.
Answer:
The quinceañera ceremony among Hispanic girls is considered a rite of passage
QUESTION
Which conflict theorists suggest that schools in the U.S. foster competition through built-in
systems of rewards and punishments that can cause children to feel stupid and unsuccessful?
Select one:
a. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
b. Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis c. Friedrich Engels and Thomas Mann
d. Daniel Albas and Cheryl Albas
Answer:
Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis
,QUESTION
Life course theorists suggest socialization
Select one:
a. stops after a person experiences a rite of passage. b. continues through all stages of the life
cycle.
c. is attributable solely to biological influences.
d. is attributable to both biological and physical influences.
Answer:
continues through all stages of the life cycle
QUESTION
The child of about eight or nine years of age begins to consider several tasks and relationships
simultaneously. At this point in development, children grasp not only their own social positions,
but also those of others around them. Mead calls this stage the
Select one:
a. preparatory stage. b. play stage.
c. imitative stage.
d. game stage.
Answer:
game stage
QUESTION
As primary agents of childhood socialization, schools play a critical role in teaching children the
values and customs of the larger society. This view of the socialization process is most likely of
particular interest to which sociological perspective?
Select one:
a. functionalist perspective b. conflict perspective
c. interactionist perspective
d. global perspective
Answer:
functionalist perspective
, QUESTION
The difficulty that arises when the same social position imposes conflict- ing demands and
expectations is known as
Select one:
a. role conflict. b. role strain.
c. role exit.
d. resocialization.
Answer:
role strain
QUESTION
Which of the following is true of the functional perspectives? Select one:
a. Finding or producing new members is not sufficient. b. Groups should not replace personnel
when they die.
c. Patriotism does not generally help people develop and maintain a sense of purpose.
d. Failure to preserve order is not dangerous
Answer:
Finding or producing new members is not sufficient
QUESTION
A group of businesswomen meet on a monthly basis to assist one another in advancing their
careers. They give each other job leads and advice, and they invite business leaders to attend
their sessions to provide further assistance.
This group is an example of
Select one:
a. role connection.
b. impression management. c. status assistance.
d. social networking.
Answer:
social networking
