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WGU C273 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT AND PRE
ASSESSMENT NEWEST 2026 TEST BANK| C273
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY OA & PA FINAL EXAM
PREP WITH 650 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+
Yolanda thinks of herself as spontaneous and outgoing. At a party, she
will introduce herself to strangers; in a class, she is likely to strike up
conversation with her classmates. The sociologists call this aspect of
personality ___. ......ANSWER......self concept
Which of the following studies would be following the life course
approach? ......ANSWER......a study that considers whether people who
were entering college during the Vietnam era are more politically active
than those who were younger or older during the Vietnam war
a young child has a tea party wither dolls and pretends to be the
mother. What is this an example of? ......ANSWER......the "play" phase
recognizing the "generalized other" accompanies which stage of a
child's life? ......ANSWER......the game stage
a ___ is an action that is forbidden or sacred depending on strong
cultural beliefs ......ANSWER......taboo
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new members of a sorority lean the appropriate behavior and dress at a
chapter meeting through ___. ......ANSWER......enculturation
radicals or anarchists would be considered members of a ___.
......ANSWER......counterculture
the increasing popularity of meeting via webcams is an example of the
___ of world culture. ......ANSWER......modernization
which of the following is an example of ethnocentrism?
......ANSWER......an American finds it rude when a Chinese person burps
loudly at dinner
at birth, Alex's sex was assigned as "male", but Alex later underwent
surgery at 28 years old to transition to a female body. Alex would be
considered a ___. ......ANSWER......transsexual
what does gender have to do with socialization? ......ANSWER......a
child's gender may determine how they are treated and essentially
affect how they perceive themselves
each culture has certain ___, or culturally accepted ways of doing things
that apply to everyday life. ......ANSWER......norms
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figures who significantly impact a child's life enough to affect their
observations and internalization of social behavior. Also known as
significant others. ......ANSWER......particular others
the study of roles, attitudes, and behaviors that are appropriate for a
particular stage of life ......ANSWER......life course
the orientation in which one has sexual attraction toward any gender or
gender identity ......ANSWER......bisexuality
a foxed understanding that an individual has of themselves regardless of
social context ......ANSWER......self concept
people and entities that influence an individual's development of self
and provide social environments and contexts ......ANSWER......self-
image
an activity done for pleasure that lacks structure or rules
......ANSWER......play
the chronic absence of sexual attraction toward any sex or gender
identity ......ANSWER......asexuality
the way an individual defines their sexual attraction. also referred to as
sexual orientation ......ANSWER......sexual identity
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a form of advertising that targets an appeals to a specific gender in
order to sell a product or service ......ANSWER......gender marketing
the fundamental and often first social group for an individual; a family
frequently consists of biological relatives to the individual, but ,ore
generally, it has strong emotional ties to and is instrumental in raising
the individual ......ANSWER......family
an activity done for pleasure that has definitive rules, organization, and
structure ......ANSWER......game
cultural expectations or rules for behavior ......ANSWER......norm
the inclination of an individual's sexual attraction ......ANSWER......sexual
orientation
collective ideas about what is right or wrong, good or bad, and
desirable or undesirable in a given culture ......ANSWER......values
a common synonym for "homosexual", often (but not nowadays)
referring to men ......ANSWER......gay
the orientation in which one's primary sexual attraction is toward the
opposite sex ......ANSWER......heterosexuality
WGU C273 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT AND PRE
ASSESSMENT NEWEST 2026 TEST BANK| C273
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY OA & PA FINAL EXAM
PREP WITH 650 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+
Yolanda thinks of herself as spontaneous and outgoing. At a party, she
will introduce herself to strangers; in a class, she is likely to strike up
conversation with her classmates. The sociologists call this aspect of
personality ___. ......ANSWER......self concept
Which of the following studies would be following the life course
approach? ......ANSWER......a study that considers whether people who
were entering college during the Vietnam era are more politically active
than those who were younger or older during the Vietnam war
a young child has a tea party wither dolls and pretends to be the
mother. What is this an example of? ......ANSWER......the "play" phase
recognizing the "generalized other" accompanies which stage of a
child's life? ......ANSWER......the game stage
a ___ is an action that is forbidden or sacred depending on strong
cultural beliefs ......ANSWER......taboo
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new members of a sorority lean the appropriate behavior and dress at a
chapter meeting through ___. ......ANSWER......enculturation
radicals or anarchists would be considered members of a ___.
......ANSWER......counterculture
the increasing popularity of meeting via webcams is an example of the
___ of world culture. ......ANSWER......modernization
which of the following is an example of ethnocentrism?
......ANSWER......an American finds it rude when a Chinese person burps
loudly at dinner
at birth, Alex's sex was assigned as "male", but Alex later underwent
surgery at 28 years old to transition to a female body. Alex would be
considered a ___. ......ANSWER......transsexual
what does gender have to do with socialization? ......ANSWER......a
child's gender may determine how they are treated and essentially
affect how they perceive themselves
each culture has certain ___, or culturally accepted ways of doing things
that apply to everyday life. ......ANSWER......norms
,3|Page
figures who significantly impact a child's life enough to affect their
observations and internalization of social behavior. Also known as
significant others. ......ANSWER......particular others
the study of roles, attitudes, and behaviors that are appropriate for a
particular stage of life ......ANSWER......life course
the orientation in which one has sexual attraction toward any gender or
gender identity ......ANSWER......bisexuality
a foxed understanding that an individual has of themselves regardless of
social context ......ANSWER......self concept
people and entities that influence an individual's development of self
and provide social environments and contexts ......ANSWER......self-
image
an activity done for pleasure that lacks structure or rules
......ANSWER......play
the chronic absence of sexual attraction toward any sex or gender
identity ......ANSWER......asexuality
the way an individual defines their sexual attraction. also referred to as
sexual orientation ......ANSWER......sexual identity
, 4|Page
a form of advertising that targets an appeals to a specific gender in
order to sell a product or service ......ANSWER......gender marketing
the fundamental and often first social group for an individual; a family
frequently consists of biological relatives to the individual, but ,ore
generally, it has strong emotional ties to and is instrumental in raising
the individual ......ANSWER......family
an activity done for pleasure that has definitive rules, organization, and
structure ......ANSWER......game
cultural expectations or rules for behavior ......ANSWER......norm
the inclination of an individual's sexual attraction ......ANSWER......sexual
orientation
collective ideas about what is right or wrong, good or bad, and
desirable or undesirable in a given culture ......ANSWER......values
a common synonym for "homosexual", often (but not nowadays)
referring to men ......ANSWER......gay
the orientation in which one's primary sexual attraction is toward the
opposite sex ......ANSWER......heterosexuality
