WGU C273 Introduction to Sociology
(Latest Update) Questions &
Answers {Grade A} 100% Correct
Adolescents (13-17) - Correct answer Adolescents face difficult issues as they try to
understand who they truly are and identify their place in society. They sometimes
develop their own standards of clothing, hairstyles, language, music, and other
markers of identity.
Young adulthood (18-29) - Correct answer During young adulthood, self-identity
becomes more stable; this is often a period of high optimism.
Middle-aged (30-50) - Correct answer Middle-aged adults are often sure of what they
want and desire to work toward those goals; however, they tend to face challenges at
this point in life, such as divorce, job layoffs, and debt, that may keep them from their
goals. This is one of the most trying periods.
,Late Middle Years (50-65) - Correct answer People take a different view of life during
this period. Individuals frequently feel dissatisfied with their lives and try to reevaluate
what they should be doing.
Older years (66 and beyond) - Correct answer People begin to have a sharpened
awareness of shortening time. This may be combined with potential frailty and illness.
Impending death becomes a consideration.
Deviance - Correct answer any violation of norms, whether minor or serious.
Howard S. Becker - Correct answer It is not the act itself that makes it deviant; it is
society's reaction to the act.
Ervin Goffman - Correct answer When a person is believed to have deviated from his
or her culture's norms, other members of the culture may strongly disapprove. This
powerful disapproval is called social stigma
, Differential Association: Edwin Sutherland - Correct answer We learn to deviate or
conform to the norms according to the different groups we associate with.
People are not mere pawns; individuals help produce their own orientation and shape
their own selves.
Example:
Members of the Mafia intertwine ideas of manliness with violence. For them, killing is a
measure of manhood. Some killings are done to enforce norms. Violation of omerta,
the Mafia's vow of secrecy, can never be tolerated, because it threatens the very
existence of the group. This also indicates how relative deviance is. Although killing is
deviant in mainstream society, not to kill when rules are broken in a Mafia gang is the
deviant act.
Control Theory: Walter Reckless - Correct answer Everyone is propelled toward
deviance, but two control systems work against the motivation to deviate:
Inner controls are our capacity to withstand temptations toward deviance; they include
morality, integrity, fear of punishment, and desire to do and to be good.
(Latest Update) Questions &
Answers {Grade A} 100% Correct
Adolescents (13-17) - Correct answer Adolescents face difficult issues as they try to
understand who they truly are and identify their place in society. They sometimes
develop their own standards of clothing, hairstyles, language, music, and other
markers of identity.
Young adulthood (18-29) - Correct answer During young adulthood, self-identity
becomes more stable; this is often a period of high optimism.
Middle-aged (30-50) - Correct answer Middle-aged adults are often sure of what they
want and desire to work toward those goals; however, they tend to face challenges at
this point in life, such as divorce, job layoffs, and debt, that may keep them from their
goals. This is one of the most trying periods.
,Late Middle Years (50-65) - Correct answer People take a different view of life during
this period. Individuals frequently feel dissatisfied with their lives and try to reevaluate
what they should be doing.
Older years (66 and beyond) - Correct answer People begin to have a sharpened
awareness of shortening time. This may be combined with potential frailty and illness.
Impending death becomes a consideration.
Deviance - Correct answer any violation of norms, whether minor or serious.
Howard S. Becker - Correct answer It is not the act itself that makes it deviant; it is
society's reaction to the act.
Ervin Goffman - Correct answer When a person is believed to have deviated from his
or her culture's norms, other members of the culture may strongly disapprove. This
powerful disapproval is called social stigma
, Differential Association: Edwin Sutherland - Correct answer We learn to deviate or
conform to the norms according to the different groups we associate with.
People are not mere pawns; individuals help produce their own orientation and shape
their own selves.
Example:
Members of the Mafia intertwine ideas of manliness with violence. For them, killing is a
measure of manhood. Some killings are done to enforce norms. Violation of omerta,
the Mafia's vow of secrecy, can never be tolerated, because it threatens the very
existence of the group. This also indicates how relative deviance is. Although killing is
deviant in mainstream society, not to kill when rules are broken in a Mafia gang is the
deviant act.
Control Theory: Walter Reckless - Correct answer Everyone is propelled toward
deviance, but two control systems work against the motivation to deviate:
Inner controls are our capacity to withstand temptations toward deviance; they include
morality, integrity, fear of punishment, and desire to do and to be good.
