5/5/25, 4:30 AM WGU Introduction to Sociology – c273
WGU C273 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY TEST BANK EXAM
NEWEST VERSION 2025 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS \\ACTUAL EXAM WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
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Suggested we apply scientific method to social world, which is
known as Positivism
Auguste Conte
Viewed society as a living organism, similar to an
animals body - must function together to function
smoothly. (functional analysis)
*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
Herbert Spencer
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.
Viewed society as a living organism, similar to an
animals body - must function together to function
smoothly. (functional analysis)
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, 5/5/25, 4:30 AM WGU Introduction to Sociology – c273
*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,
Karl Marx 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
Capitalists
Bourgeoisie
they own the means of production - money, land, factories, and
machines.
Proletariat Workers
*succeeded in getting sociology recognized as a separate
academic discipline
*how social forces affect peoples behavior
Emile Durkheim *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)
Degree to which people are tied to their social groups.
Social Integration
People with weaker social ties are more likely to commit suicide
Applying Durkheim Patterns of behavior or recurring patterns or events
*used cross culture and historical materials to trace
the cause of social change and how social groups
affect peoples orientation to life
Max Weber
*disagreed with Karl Marx
*Roman Catholics taught to hold on to tradition,
protestant taught to embrace change
*Protestant ethic
*looked for sign they were in Gods good grace
*financial success-live frugal lives, saving ant investing
Protestant Ethic
money "the spirit of capitalism"
This brought about capitalism
*did writings because women were to focus on church,
cooking, children and clothes
Harriet Martineau *early female sociologist
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WGU C273 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY TEST BANK EXAM
NEWEST VERSION 2025 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS \\ACTUAL EXAM WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
ASSURED PASS GRADED A+ \\BRAND NEW!
Suggested we apply scientific method to social world, which is
known as Positivism
Auguste Conte
Viewed society as a living organism, similar to an
animals body - must function together to function
smoothly. (functional analysis)
*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
Herbert Spencer
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.
Viewed society as a living organism, similar to an
animals body - must function together to function
smoothly. (functional analysis)
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, 5/5/25, 4:30 AM WGU Introduction to Sociology – c273
*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,
Karl Marx 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
Capitalists
Bourgeoisie
they own the means of production - money, land, factories, and
machines.
Proletariat Workers
*succeeded in getting sociology recognized as a separate
academic discipline
*how social forces affect peoples behavior
Emile Durkheim *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)
Degree to which people are tied to their social groups.
Social Integration
People with weaker social ties are more likely to commit suicide
Applying Durkheim Patterns of behavior or recurring patterns or events
*used cross culture and historical materials to trace
the cause of social change and how social groups
affect peoples orientation to life
Max Weber
*disagreed with Karl Marx
*Roman Catholics taught to hold on to tradition,
protestant taught to embrace change
*Protestant ethic
*looked for sign they were in Gods good grace
*financial success-live frugal lives, saving ant investing
Protestant Ethic
money "the spirit of capitalism"
This brought about capitalism
*did writings because women were to focus on church,
cooking, children and clothes
Harriet Martineau *early female sociologist
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