WGU Introduction to Sociology - C273 Exam Questions
and Answers Graded A+
Auguste Conte - ANSWER -Suggested
we apply scientific method to social world, Bourgeoisie - ANSWER -Capitalists
which is known as Positivism they own the means of production - money,
land, factories, and machines.
Viewed society as a living organism, similar
to an animals body - must function together
to function smoothly. (functional analysis) Proletariat - ANSWER -Workers
Herbert Spencer - ANSWER -*Called Emile Durkheim - ANSWER -
2nd founder of sociology *succeeded in getting sociology recognized
*disagreed with Conte, believed sociologists as a separate academic discipline
should not guide social reform *how social forces affect peoples behavior
*societies are evolving from lower to higher *Social Integration
form
*society's most capable and intelligent when all parts of society full their part it is in a
members service - the less capable die out "normal" state, if they do not fulfill their
*fittest members produce a more advanced function it is in an "abnormal" or pathological
society "The survival of the fittest" or "Social state. (functional analysis)
Darwinism" (credited to Darwin because he
applied it to organisms.
Social Integration - ANSWER -Degree to
Viewed society as a living organism, similar which people are tied to their social groups.
to an animals body - must function together
to function smoothly. (functional analysis) People with weaker social ties are more likely
to commit suicide
Karl Marx - ANSWER -*believed the
engine of human history is class conflict Applying Durkheim - ANSWER -Patterns
*society is made up of 2 classes of behavior or recurring patterns or events
*economics is a central force in social
change
*Bourgeoisie - capitalist own the means of Max Weber - ANSWER -*used cross
production, money, land, factories and culture and historical materials to trace the
machines cause of social change and how social groups
*Proletariat - workers; affect peoples orientation to life
*workers will unite and bread their chains of *disagreed with Karl Marx
bondage *Roman Catholics taught to hold on to
*introduced Conflict Theory tradition, protestant taught to embrace
*did not think of himself as a sociologist change
, WGU Introduction to Sociology - C273 Exam Questions
and Answers Graded A+
*Protestant ethic Applied Sociology - ANSWER -the use of
sociology to solve problems from classroom
integration and family relationships to crime
Protestant Ethic - ANSWER -*looked for and pollution
sign they were in Gods good grace
*financial success-live frugal lives, saving ant
investing money "the spirit of capitalism" Public Sociology - ANSWER -applying
This brought about capitalism sociology for the public good; especially
sociological perspective (how things relate to
one another) to guide politicians and policy
Harriet Martineau - ANSWER -*did makers
writings because women were to focus on
church, cooking, children and clothes
*early female sociologist Theory - ANSWER -general statement
*viewed sociology as a path to reform and about how some parts of the world fit
improve society (stop lynchings, integrate together and how they work; an explanation
immigrants, improve working conditions) of how 2 or more facts are related to one
another
W.E.B. DuBois - ANSWER -black
sociologist 3 major theories - ANSWER -Symbolic
Interaction
Functional analysis
Jane Adams - ANSWER -Sociologist and Conflict Theory
social reformer
*came from wealth and privilege
*founded Hull House with Ellen Gates Starr Symbolic Interaction - ANSWER -
theoretical perspective in which society is
viewed as composed of symbols that people
C. Wright Mills - ANSWER -pushed use to establish meaning, develop their views
sociologist to go back to push social reform of the world and communicate with one
another
Basic (or pure) sociology - ANSWER - Analyze how social life depends on the ways
sociological research for the purpose of we define ourselves and others. Study face to
making discoveries about life in human face interactions, examine how people make
groups, not for making changes in those sense of their live and place in it
groups
i.e. sister vs girlfriend, brother vs boyfriend
and Answers Graded A+
Auguste Conte - ANSWER -Suggested
we apply scientific method to social world, Bourgeoisie - ANSWER -Capitalists
which is known as Positivism they own the means of production - money,
land, factories, and machines.
Viewed society as a living organism, similar
to an animals body - must function together
to function smoothly. (functional analysis) Proletariat - ANSWER -Workers
Herbert Spencer - ANSWER -*Called Emile Durkheim - ANSWER -
2nd founder of sociology *succeeded in getting sociology recognized
*disagreed with Conte, believed sociologists as a separate academic discipline
should not guide social reform *how social forces affect peoples behavior
*societies are evolving from lower to higher *Social Integration
form
*society's most capable and intelligent when all parts of society full their part it is in a
members service - the less capable die out "normal" state, if they do not fulfill their
*fittest members produce a more advanced function it is in an "abnormal" or pathological
society "The survival of the fittest" or "Social state. (functional analysis)
Darwinism" (credited to Darwin because he
applied it to organisms.
Social Integration - ANSWER -Degree to
Viewed society as a living organism, similar which people are tied to their social groups.
to an animals body - must function together
to function smoothly. (functional analysis) People with weaker social ties are more likely
to commit suicide
Karl Marx - ANSWER -*believed the
engine of human history is class conflict Applying Durkheim - ANSWER -Patterns
*society is made up of 2 classes of behavior or recurring patterns or events
*economics is a central force in social
change
*Bourgeoisie - capitalist own the means of Max Weber - ANSWER -*used cross
production, money, land, factories and culture and historical materials to trace the
machines cause of social change and how social groups
*Proletariat - workers; affect peoples orientation to life
*workers will unite and bread their chains of *disagreed with Karl Marx
bondage *Roman Catholics taught to hold on to
*introduced Conflict Theory tradition, protestant taught to embrace
*did not think of himself as a sociologist change
, WGU Introduction to Sociology - C273 Exam Questions
and Answers Graded A+
*Protestant ethic Applied Sociology - ANSWER -the use of
sociology to solve problems from classroom
integration and family relationships to crime
Protestant Ethic - ANSWER -*looked for and pollution
sign they were in Gods good grace
*financial success-live frugal lives, saving ant
investing money "the spirit of capitalism" Public Sociology - ANSWER -applying
This brought about capitalism sociology for the public good; especially
sociological perspective (how things relate to
one another) to guide politicians and policy
Harriet Martineau - ANSWER -*did makers
writings because women were to focus on
church, cooking, children and clothes
*early female sociologist Theory - ANSWER -general statement
*viewed sociology as a path to reform and about how some parts of the world fit
improve society (stop lynchings, integrate together and how they work; an explanation
immigrants, improve working conditions) of how 2 or more facts are related to one
another
W.E.B. DuBois - ANSWER -black
sociologist 3 major theories - ANSWER -Symbolic
Interaction
Functional analysis
Jane Adams - ANSWER -Sociologist and Conflict Theory
social reformer
*came from wealth and privilege
*founded Hull House with Ellen Gates Starr Symbolic Interaction - ANSWER -
theoretical perspective in which society is
viewed as composed of symbols that people
C. Wright Mills - ANSWER -pushed use to establish meaning, develop their views
sociologist to go back to push social reform of the world and communicate with one
another
Basic (or pure) sociology - ANSWER - Analyze how social life depends on the ways
sociological research for the purpose of we define ourselves and others. Study face to
making discoveries about life in human face interactions, examine how people make
groups, not for making changes in those sense of their live and place in it
groups
i.e. sister vs girlfriend, brother vs boyfriend
