WGU C273 OA Introduction to Sociology Exam 2024
latest Version Questions and Detailed Answers
Karl Marx - Correct Answers-*believed the engine of human history is class conflict
*society is made up of 2 classes
*economics is a central force in social change
*Bourgeoisie - capitalist own the means of production, money, land, factories and machines
*Proletariat - workers;
*workers will unite and bread their chains of bondage
*introduced Conflict Theory
*did not think of himself as a sociologist
Bourgeoisie - Correct Answers-Capitalists
they own the means of production - money, land, factories, and machines.
Proletariat - Correct Answers-Workers
Emile Durkheim - Correct Answers-*succeeded in getting sociology recognized as a
separate academic discipline
*how social forces affect peoples behavior
,*Social Integration
when all parts of society full their part it is in a "normal" state, if they do not fulfill their
function it is in an "abnormal" or pathological state. (functional analysis)
Social Integration - Correct Answers-Degree to which people are tied to their social groups.
People with weaker social ties are more likely to commit suicide
Applying Durkheim - Correct Answers-Patterns of behavior or recurring patterns or events
Max Weber - Correct Answers-*used cross culture and historical materials to trace the
cause of social change and how social groups affect peoples orientation to life
*disagreed with Karl Marx
*Roman Catholics taught to hold on to tradition, protestant taught to embrace change
*Protestant ethic
Protestant Ethic - Correct Answers-*looked for sign they were in Gods good grace
*financial success-live frugal lives, saving ant investing money "the spirit of capitalism"
This brought about capitalism
Harriet Martineau - Correct Answers-*did writings because women were to focus on
church, cooking, children and clothes
, *early female sociologist
*viewed sociology as a path to reform and improve society (stop lynchings, integrate
immigrants, improve working conditions)
W.E.B. DuBois - Correct Answers-black sociologist
Jane Adams - Correct Answers-Sociologist and social reformer
*came from wealth and privilege
*founded Hull House with Ellen Gates Starr
C. Wright Mills - Correct Answers-pushed sociologist to go back to push social reform
Auguste Conte - Correct Answers-Suggested we apply scientific method to social world,
which is known as Positivism
Viewed society as a living organism, similar to an animals body - must function together to
function smoothly. (functional analysis)
Herbert Spencer - Correct Answers-*Called 2nd founder of sociology
*disagreed with Conte, believed sociologists should not guide social reform
*societies are evolving from lower to higher form
*society's most capable and intelligent members service - the less capable die out
*fittest members produce a more advanced society "The survival of the fittest" or "Social
Darwinism" (credited to Darwin because he applied it to organisms.
latest Version Questions and Detailed Answers
Karl Marx - Correct Answers-*believed the engine of human history is class conflict
*society is made up of 2 classes
*economics is a central force in social change
*Bourgeoisie - capitalist own the means of production, money, land, factories and machines
*Proletariat - workers;
*workers will unite and bread their chains of bondage
*introduced Conflict Theory
*did not think of himself as a sociologist
Bourgeoisie - Correct Answers-Capitalists
they own the means of production - money, land, factories, and machines.
Proletariat - Correct Answers-Workers
Emile Durkheim - Correct Answers-*succeeded in getting sociology recognized as a
separate academic discipline
*how social forces affect peoples behavior
,*Social Integration
when all parts of society full their part it is in a "normal" state, if they do not fulfill their
function it is in an "abnormal" or pathological state. (functional analysis)
Social Integration - Correct Answers-Degree to which people are tied to their social groups.
People with weaker social ties are more likely to commit suicide
Applying Durkheim - Correct Answers-Patterns of behavior or recurring patterns or events
Max Weber - Correct Answers-*used cross culture and historical materials to trace the
cause of social change and how social groups affect peoples orientation to life
*disagreed with Karl Marx
*Roman Catholics taught to hold on to tradition, protestant taught to embrace change
*Protestant ethic
Protestant Ethic - Correct Answers-*looked for sign they were in Gods good grace
*financial success-live frugal lives, saving ant investing money "the spirit of capitalism"
This brought about capitalism
Harriet Martineau - Correct Answers-*did writings because women were to focus on
church, cooking, children and clothes
, *early female sociologist
*viewed sociology as a path to reform and improve society (stop lynchings, integrate
immigrants, improve working conditions)
W.E.B. DuBois - Correct Answers-black sociologist
Jane Adams - Correct Answers-Sociologist and social reformer
*came from wealth and privilege
*founded Hull House with Ellen Gates Starr
C. Wright Mills - Correct Answers-pushed sociologist to go back to push social reform
Auguste Conte - Correct Answers-Suggested we apply scientific method to social world,
which is known as Positivism
Viewed society as a living organism, similar to an animals body - must function together to
function smoothly. (functional analysis)
Herbert Spencer - Correct Answers-*Called 2nd founder of sociology
*disagreed with Conte, believed sociologists should not guide social reform
*societies are evolving from lower to higher form
*society's most capable and intelligent members service - the less capable die out
*fittest members produce a more advanced society "The survival of the fittest" or "Social
Darwinism" (credited to Darwin because he applied it to organisms.
