WGU C273 SOCIOLOGY TEST BANK EXAM 2025 COMPLETE VERSION
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Who was the founder of Karl Marx
conflict theory?
Which idea did Auguste Positivism
Comte introduce to the
field of sociology?
Which sociological Conflict Theory
perspective views society
as being made up of
groups competing for
scarce resources?
How would a functionality The complex patterns of family life permit greater
theory explain the economic and emotional security for individuals from
complexity of American diverse backgrounds.
families in the early
twenty-first century?
A controlled setting in which specific variables are
Experiments
manipulated and the outcomes are measured.
Surveys A series of questions asked of a sample of people
participant observation Research that takes place while the researcher actively
participates in a setting
secondary analysis The study of data that have already been collected
What is the purpose of having To protect human subjects
ethical standards in social
research?
Why is it considered unethical Because people have the right to give informed consent
for before participating in research.
sociologist to mislead their
research participants?
What is an example of non- Language
material culture?
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Which concept do Counterculture
sociologists use to
describe a group whose
values and goals are in
opposition to mainstream
culture?
What role do a culture's Values define a culture's standards for good and bad,
values play in social beautiful and ugly, right and wrong.
interactions?
How does the workplace act It is an environment where one can acquire new perspectives of
as an agent of socialization? the world.
Where do most people first Family
encounter gender
socialization?
How might Charles Horton Media affects the way that people perceive themselves
Cooley use the concept of because media reflects societies views of itself.
the looking-glass self to
explain the influence of
media on identity and
behavior?
Which area of social life Social class
would be analyzed from the
perspective of macro
sociology?
Which agent of socialization Religion
focuses
primarily on establishing
norms of moral behavior?
How do sociologists describe They serve as agents of socialization.
the role of peers across the
different stages of life?
Which two concepts reflect The looking glass self, the generalized other.
sociological ways of thinking
about the development of
self?
What is the position of conflict Deviant behavior is defined by those with power.
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