5/15/25, 2:25 PM TICO
WGU Introduction to Sociology - C273 LYNN
NEWEST VERSION WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS \\ACTUAL EXAM WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS ASSURED PASS
GRADED A+\\BRAND NEW
Who 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)
Who is described as the 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)
Who believed the engine of human history is class conflict
*society is made up of 2 classes
Karl Marx *economics is a central force in social change
*introduced Conflict Theory
*did not think of himself as a sociologist
Capitalists
Bourgeoisie
they own the means of production - money, land, factories, and
machines.
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Proletariat Workers
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Who 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
Who 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
*viewed sociology as a path to reform and improve
society (stop lynchings, integrate immigrants, improve
working conditions)
W.E.B. DuBois black sociologist
Sociologist and social reformer
Jane Adams *came from wealth and privilege
*founded Hull House with Ellen Gates Starr
C. Wright Mills pushed sociologist to go back to push social reform
sociological research for the purpose of making
Basic (or pure) sociology
discoveries about life in human groups, not for
making changes in those groups
3/26
WGU Introduction to Sociology - C273 LYNN
NEWEST VERSION WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS \\ACTUAL EXAM WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS ASSURED PASS
GRADED A+\\BRAND NEW
Who 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)
Who is described as the 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)
Who believed the engine of human history is class conflict
*society is made up of 2 classes
Karl Marx *economics is a central force in social change
*introduced Conflict Theory
*did not think of himself as a sociologist
Capitalists
Bourgeoisie
they own the means of production - money, land, factories, and
machines.
1/26
,5/15/25, 2:25 PM TICO
Proletariat Workers
2/26
, 5/15/25, 2:25 PM TICO
Who 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
Who 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
*viewed sociology as a path to reform and improve
society (stop lynchings, integrate immigrants, improve
working conditions)
W.E.B. DuBois black sociologist
Sociologist and social reformer
Jane Adams *came from wealth and privilege
*founded Hull House with Ellen Gates Starr
C. Wright Mills pushed sociologist to go back to push social reform
sociological research for the purpose of making
Basic (or pure) sociology
discoveries about life in human groups, not for
making changes in those groups
3/26
