WGU C273 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+|LATEST UPDATE
2025/2026
Who was the founder of conflict theory? -CORRECT ANSWER Karl Marx (1818 - 1883,
theory)
First professor and author of "Suicide" (1897) -CORRECT ANSWER Emile Durkheim
(1858 - 1917, author)
Coined term "Bureaucracy" -CORRECT ANSWER Max Weber (1864 - 1920) coined
term?
"Principles of Sociology" (1876) first text book -CORRECT ANSWER Herbert Spencer
(1820 - 1903)
Coined term "sociology" (1838) -CORRECT ANSWER Auguste Comte (1798 - 1857)
coined what term
Which idea did Auguste Comte (1798 - 1857) introduce to the field of sociology? -
CORRECT ANSWER Positivism
,Empirical Evidence -CORRECT ANSWER Information we can verify with our senses
Macrosociology -CORRECT ANSWER Large scale perspective, looking at big
phenomena that affect big portion of population. Social structures and institutions, whole
civilizations/populations. Looking for patterns and effects the big picture has on lives on
small groups.
Broad social trends in cities, and statistical data (as long as you're careful about not
making wrong interpretations. deals with matters like poverty, war, health care, world
economy
Conflict theory -CORRECT ANSWER A macro perspective. Which sociological
perspective views society as being made up of groups competing for scarce resources?
-The idea society is made of institutions that benefit powerful and create inequalities
Functionalism -CORRECT ANSWER Macrosociology. Looks at society as a whole and
how institutions that make up the society adapt to keep society stable and functioning
Microsociology -CORRECT ANSWER Face to face interactions, families, schools, other
social interactions. Interpretive analysis of the society, look at sample of society and
, how individual interactions would affect larger groups in society. Ex. doctor-patient
interactions, or family dynamics
Symbolic Interactionism -CORRECT ANSWER Social theory that's a Micro perspective.
Focuses on the individual and significance they give to objects, events, symbols, etc. in
their lives.
How would a functionalist theory explain the complexity of American families in the early
twenty-first century? -CORRECT ANSWER The complex patterns of family life permit
greater economic and emotional security for individuals from diverse backgrounds.
A controlled setting in which specific variables are manipulated and the outcomes are
measured -CORRECT ANSWER Experiments
A series of questions asked of a sample of people -CORRECT ANSWER Surveys
Research that takes place while the researcher actively participates in a setting -
CORRECT ANSWER Participant observation
The study of data that have already been collected -CORRECT ANSWER Secondary
analysis
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+|LATEST UPDATE
2025/2026
Who was the founder of conflict theory? -CORRECT ANSWER Karl Marx (1818 - 1883,
theory)
First professor and author of "Suicide" (1897) -CORRECT ANSWER Emile Durkheim
(1858 - 1917, author)
Coined term "Bureaucracy" -CORRECT ANSWER Max Weber (1864 - 1920) coined
term?
"Principles of Sociology" (1876) first text book -CORRECT ANSWER Herbert Spencer
(1820 - 1903)
Coined term "sociology" (1838) -CORRECT ANSWER Auguste Comte (1798 - 1857)
coined what term
Which idea did Auguste Comte (1798 - 1857) introduce to the field of sociology? -
CORRECT ANSWER Positivism
,Empirical Evidence -CORRECT ANSWER Information we can verify with our senses
Macrosociology -CORRECT ANSWER Large scale perspective, looking at big
phenomena that affect big portion of population. Social structures and institutions, whole
civilizations/populations. Looking for patterns and effects the big picture has on lives on
small groups.
Broad social trends in cities, and statistical data (as long as you're careful about not
making wrong interpretations. deals with matters like poverty, war, health care, world
economy
Conflict theory -CORRECT ANSWER A macro perspective. Which sociological
perspective views society as being made up of groups competing for scarce resources?
-The idea society is made of institutions that benefit powerful and create inequalities
Functionalism -CORRECT ANSWER Macrosociology. Looks at society as a whole and
how institutions that make up the society adapt to keep society stable and functioning
Microsociology -CORRECT ANSWER Face to face interactions, families, schools, other
social interactions. Interpretive analysis of the society, look at sample of society and
, how individual interactions would affect larger groups in society. Ex. doctor-patient
interactions, or family dynamics
Symbolic Interactionism -CORRECT ANSWER Social theory that's a Micro perspective.
Focuses on the individual and significance they give to objects, events, symbols, etc. in
their lives.
How would a functionalist theory explain the complexity of American families in the early
twenty-first century? -CORRECT ANSWER The complex patterns of family life permit
greater economic and emotional security for individuals from diverse backgrounds.
A controlled setting in which specific variables are manipulated and the outcomes are
measured -CORRECT ANSWER Experiments
A series of questions asked of a sample of people -CORRECT ANSWER Surveys
Research that takes place while the researcher actively participates in a setting -
CORRECT ANSWER Participant observation
The study of data that have already been collected -CORRECT ANSWER Secondary
analysis
