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WGU C273 OA INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY EXAM LATEST
2024-2025 COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
QUESTION: What is an example of non-material culture? - ANSWER-Language
QUESTION: Which concept do sociologists use to describe a group whose values and goals are
in opposition to mainstream culture? - ANSWER-Counterculture
QUESTION: What role do a culture's values play in social interactions? - ANSWER-Values define
a culture's standards for good and bad, beautiful and ugly, right and wrong.
QUESTION: How does the workplace act as an agent of socialization? - ANSWER-It is an
environment where one can acquire new perspectives of the world.
QUESTION: Where do most people first encounter gender socialization? - ANSWER-Family
QUESTION: How might Charles Horton Cooley use the concept of the looking-glass self to
explain the influence of media on identity and behavior? - ANSWER-Media affects the way that
people perceive themselves because media reflects society's views of itself.
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QUESTION: Which area of social life would be analyzed from the perspective of macro-
sociology? - ANSWER-Social class
QUESTION: How do sociologists describe the role of peers across the different stages of life? -
ANSWER-They serve as agents of socialization.
QUESTION: Who was the founder of conflict theory? - ANSWER-Karl Marx
QUESTION: Which idea did Auguste Comte introduce to the field of sociology? - ANSWER-
Positivism
QUESTION: Which sociological perspective views society as being made up of groups competing
for scarce resources? - ANSWER-Conflict theory
QUESTION: How would a functionalist theory explain the complexity of American families in the
early twenty-first century? - ANSWER-The complex patterns of family life permit greater
economic and emotional security for individuals from diverse backgrounds.
QUESTION: A controlled setting in which specific variables are manipulated and the outcomes
are measured - ANSWER-Experiments
QUESTION: A series of questions asked of a sample of people - ANSWER-surveys
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QUESTION: Research that takes place while the researcher actively participates in a setting -
ANSWER-Participant observation
QUESTION: The study of data that have already been collected - ANSWER-Secondary Analysis
QUESTION: What is the purpose of having ethical standards in social research? - ANSWER-To
protect human subjects
QUESTION: Why is it considered unethical for sociologists to mislead their research
participants? - ANSWER-Because people have the right to give informed consent before
participating in research
QUESTION: Which two concepts reflect sociological ways of thinking about the development of
self? - ANSWER-The looking-glass self
The generalized other
QUESTION: What is the position of conflict theorists regarding deviance? - ANSWER-Deviant
behavior is defined by those with power.
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QUESTION: What is one factor psychologists, in contrast to sociologists, favor when explaining
deviant behavior? - ANSWER-Personality disorders
QUESTION: What is a secondary group? - ANSWER-A group that is created through similar
interests, activities, or professions
QUESTION: Which social theorist was the first to analyze bureaucracies as powerful forms of
social organization that are concerned with the "bottom line?" - ANSWER-Max Weber
QUESTION: A student is well prepared for a class assignment, and she feels confident she knows
the correct answers to the questions the teacher will ask during a group discussion. However,
the student is reluctant to raise her hand to answer the questions to avoid making her
classmates look bad.
Which term explains the student's behavior within the social structure of the group? - ANSWER-
Role strain
QUESTION: Which social structure concept did Emile Durkheim refer to as a shared
consciousness that develops from groups performing similar tasks? - ANSWER-Mechanical
solidarity
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WGU C273 OA INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY EXAM LATEST
2024-2025 COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
QUESTION: What is an example of non-material culture? - ANSWER-Language
QUESTION: Which concept do sociologists use to describe a group whose values and goals are
in opposition to mainstream culture? - ANSWER-Counterculture
QUESTION: What role do a culture's values play in social interactions? - ANSWER-Values define
a culture's standards for good and bad, beautiful and ugly, right and wrong.
QUESTION: How does the workplace act as an agent of socialization? - ANSWER-It is an
environment where one can acquire new perspectives of the world.
QUESTION: Where do most people first encounter gender socialization? - ANSWER-Family
QUESTION: How might Charles Horton Cooley use the concept of the looking-glass self to
explain the influence of media on identity and behavior? - ANSWER-Media affects the way that
people perceive themselves because media reflects society's views of itself.
1
,Page 2 of 36
QUESTION: Which area of social life would be analyzed from the perspective of macro-
sociology? - ANSWER-Social class
QUESTION: How do sociologists describe the role of peers across the different stages of life? -
ANSWER-They serve as agents of socialization.
QUESTION: Who was the founder of conflict theory? - ANSWER-Karl Marx
QUESTION: Which idea did Auguste Comte introduce to the field of sociology? - ANSWER-
Positivism
QUESTION: Which sociological perspective views society as being made up of groups competing
for scarce resources? - ANSWER-Conflict theory
QUESTION: How would a functionalist theory explain the complexity of American families in the
early twenty-first century? - ANSWER-The complex patterns of family life permit greater
economic and emotional security for individuals from diverse backgrounds.
QUESTION: A controlled setting in which specific variables are manipulated and the outcomes
are measured - ANSWER-Experiments
QUESTION: A series of questions asked of a sample of people - ANSWER-surveys
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,Page 3 of 36
QUESTION: Research that takes place while the researcher actively participates in a setting -
ANSWER-Participant observation
QUESTION: The study of data that have already been collected - ANSWER-Secondary Analysis
QUESTION: What is the purpose of having ethical standards in social research? - ANSWER-To
protect human subjects
QUESTION: Why is it considered unethical for sociologists to mislead their research
participants? - ANSWER-Because people have the right to give informed consent before
participating in research
QUESTION: Which two concepts reflect sociological ways of thinking about the development of
self? - ANSWER-The looking-glass self
The generalized other
QUESTION: What is the position of conflict theorists regarding deviance? - ANSWER-Deviant
behavior is defined by those with power.
3
, Page 4 of 36
QUESTION: What is one factor psychologists, in contrast to sociologists, favor when explaining
deviant behavior? - ANSWER-Personality disorders
QUESTION: What is a secondary group? - ANSWER-A group that is created through similar
interests, activities, or professions
QUESTION: Which social theorist was the first to analyze bureaucracies as powerful forms of
social organization that are concerned with the "bottom line?" - ANSWER-Max Weber
QUESTION: A student is well prepared for a class assignment, and she feels confident she knows
the correct answers to the questions the teacher will ask during a group discussion. However,
the student is reluctant to raise her hand to answer the questions to avoid making her
classmates look bad.
Which term explains the student's behavior within the social structure of the group? - ANSWER-
Role strain
QUESTION: Which social structure concept did Emile Durkheim refer to as a shared
consciousness that develops from groups performing similar tasks? - ANSWER-Mechanical
solidarity
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