WGU C273 INTRODUCTION TO
SOCIOLOGY OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT. Exam Study
Guide – Practice Questions
with Verified Answers. GRADED
A+. Latest 2026/2027 Update
Who was the founder of conflict theory? - Answer✔✔-Karl Marx
Which idea did Auguste Comte introduce to the field of sociology? -
Answer✔✔-Positivism
Which sociological perspective views society as being made up of groups
competing for scarce resources? - Answer✔✔-Conflict theory
How would a functionalist theory explain the complexity of American families
in the early twenty-first century? - Answer✔✔-The complex patterns of family
life permit greater economic and emotional security for individuals from
diverse backgrounds.
, Experiments - Answer✔✔-A controlled setting in which specific variables are
manipulated and the outcomes are measured
Surveys - Answer✔✔-A series of questions asked of a sample of people
Participant observation - Answer✔✔-Research that takes place while the
researcher actively participates in a setting
Secondary Analysis - Answer✔✔-The study of data that have already been
collected
What is the purpose of having ethical standards in social research? -
Answer✔✔-To protect human subjects
Why is it considered unethical for sociologists to mislead their research
participants? - Answer✔✔-Because people have the right to give informed
consent before participating in research
What is an example of non-material culture? - Answer✔✔-Language
Which concept do sociologists use to describe a group whose values and goals
are in opposition to mainstream culture? - Answer✔✔-Counterculture
What role do a culture's values play in social interactions? - Answer✔✔-Values
define a culture's standards for good and bad, beautiful and ugly, right and
wrong.
SOCIOLOGY OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT. Exam Study
Guide – Practice Questions
with Verified Answers. GRADED
A+. Latest 2026/2027 Update
Who was the founder of conflict theory? - Answer✔✔-Karl Marx
Which idea did Auguste Comte introduce to the field of sociology? -
Answer✔✔-Positivism
Which sociological perspective views society as being made up of groups
competing for scarce resources? - Answer✔✔-Conflict theory
How would a functionalist theory explain the complexity of American families
in the early twenty-first century? - Answer✔✔-The complex patterns of family
life permit greater economic and emotional security for individuals from
diverse backgrounds.
, Experiments - Answer✔✔-A controlled setting in which specific variables are
manipulated and the outcomes are measured
Surveys - Answer✔✔-A series of questions asked of a sample of people
Participant observation - Answer✔✔-Research that takes place while the
researcher actively participates in a setting
Secondary Analysis - Answer✔✔-The study of data that have already been
collected
What is the purpose of having ethical standards in social research? -
Answer✔✔-To protect human subjects
Why is it considered unethical for sociologists to mislead their research
participants? - Answer✔✔-Because people have the right to give informed
consent before participating in research
What is an example of non-material culture? - Answer✔✔-Language
Which concept do sociologists use to describe a group whose values and goals
are in opposition to mainstream culture? - Answer✔✔-Counterculture
What role do a culture's values play in social interactions? - Answer✔✔-Values
define a culture's standards for good and bad, beautiful and ugly, right and
wrong.
