WGU C273 INTRODUCTION TO
SOCIOLOGY EXAM 2024 COMPLETE 300
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
DETAILED AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
BRAND NEW EXAM ALREADY GRADED
A+
What type of crime is committed by people of high social
status who are motivated by financial gain?
Hate crime
Organized crime
White-collar crime
Victimless crime - ....ANSWER...White Collar Crime
What is an example of institutional discrimination in
everyday life?
Sending e-mails with racial jokes.
The systematic denial of home loans based on race.
A person's dorm room door being marked with a racial
slur.
Assuming that all Asian students are smart. -
1
,....ANSWER...The systematic denial of home loans based
on race.
How does the conflict perspective explain racial prejudice?
Racial prejudice is a result of different racial groups not
knowing each other well enough.
Racial prejudice occurs because a racial group blames
another racial group for society's problems.
Racial prejudice stems from different racial groups
competing for scarce resources.
Racial prejudice is a result of labeling and stereotyping
racial groups. - ....ANSWER...Racial prejudice stems from
different racial groups competing for scarce resources.
What is the difference between race and ethnicity?
Ethnicity and race are used together to describe a person's
biological characteristics.
Race is a social category based on a person's physical
traits; ethnicity comes from a shared sense of cultural,
ancestral, and national identity.
Race refers to cultural characteristics, and ethnicity refers
to biological characteristics.
Ethnicity has been determined through the one-drop rule
to protect ethnic purity; the one-drop rule has never been
used to determine race. -
2
,....ANSWER...Race is a social category based on a
person's physical traits; ethnicity comes from a
shared sense of cultural, ancestral, and national identity.
Which term is used to describe a set of genes that creates
a certain physical appearance?
Eugenics
Phenotype
Race
Ethnicity - ....ANSWER...Phenotype
Which pattern of group interaction involves ethnic
groups gradually giving up their distinctive culture and
traditions to adopt the patterns of the dominant culture?
Segregation
Genocide
Assimilation
Pluralism - ....ANSWER...Assimilation
Which condition in marriages do sociologists view as
being shaped by culturally defined gender roles?
3
, The ideal number of children
Who holds decision-making power
Whether the marriage structure is embedded in extended
family or is nuclear
Whether the married couple is homogamous -
....ANSWER...Who holds decision-making power
Which term refers to the difference between what women
make on average and what men make on average over
their lifetimes?
Glass ceiling
Gender typing Glass
escalator
Gender wage gap - ....ANSWER...Gender wage gap
Which of the following is typically a female- dominated
profession?
Middle school teacher
Chief executive officer
4
SOCIOLOGY EXAM 2024 COMPLETE 300
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
DETAILED AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
BRAND NEW EXAM ALREADY GRADED
A+
What type of crime is committed by people of high social
status who are motivated by financial gain?
Hate crime
Organized crime
White-collar crime
Victimless crime - ....ANSWER...White Collar Crime
What is an example of institutional discrimination in
everyday life?
Sending e-mails with racial jokes.
The systematic denial of home loans based on race.
A person's dorm room door being marked with a racial
slur.
Assuming that all Asian students are smart. -
1
,....ANSWER...The systematic denial of home loans based
on race.
How does the conflict perspective explain racial prejudice?
Racial prejudice is a result of different racial groups not
knowing each other well enough.
Racial prejudice occurs because a racial group blames
another racial group for society's problems.
Racial prejudice stems from different racial groups
competing for scarce resources.
Racial prejudice is a result of labeling and stereotyping
racial groups. - ....ANSWER...Racial prejudice stems from
different racial groups competing for scarce resources.
What is the difference between race and ethnicity?
Ethnicity and race are used together to describe a person's
biological characteristics.
Race is a social category based on a person's physical
traits; ethnicity comes from a shared sense of cultural,
ancestral, and national identity.
Race refers to cultural characteristics, and ethnicity refers
to biological characteristics.
Ethnicity has been determined through the one-drop rule
to protect ethnic purity; the one-drop rule has never been
used to determine race. -
2
,....ANSWER...Race is a social category based on a
person's physical traits; ethnicity comes from a
shared sense of cultural, ancestral, and national identity.
Which term is used to describe a set of genes that creates
a certain physical appearance?
Eugenics
Phenotype
Race
Ethnicity - ....ANSWER...Phenotype
Which pattern of group interaction involves ethnic
groups gradually giving up their distinctive culture and
traditions to adopt the patterns of the dominant culture?
Segregation
Genocide
Assimilation
Pluralism - ....ANSWER...Assimilation
Which condition in marriages do sociologists view as
being shaped by culturally defined gender roles?
3
, The ideal number of children
Who holds decision-making power
Whether the marriage structure is embedded in extended
family or is nuclear
Whether the married couple is homogamous -
....ANSWER...Who holds decision-making power
Which term refers to the difference between what women
make on average and what men make on average over
their lifetimes?
Glass ceiling
Gender typing Glass
escalator
Gender wage gap - ....ANSWER...Gender wage gap
Which of the following is typically a female- dominated
profession?
Middle school teacher
Chief executive officer
4
