WGU C273 PRE-ASSESSMENT INTRO TO
SOCIOLOGY NEW VERSION EXAM WITH CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND QUESTIONS
Suicide rates were higher in areas where an individual's ties to their group were
disrupted or distorted. - (ANSWERS)What did Emile Durkheim's research on
suicide reveal?
Positivism - (ANSWERS)Which idea did Auguste Comte introduce to the field of
sociology?
Symbolic interactionism - (ANSWERS)Which sociological perspective assumes th
social life is shaped by the meanings people associate with things?
Conflict - (ANSWERS)Which sociological perspective views society as being mad
up of groups competing for scarce resources?
Misleading research subjects - (ANSWERS)Which ethical dilemma in sociological
research does Laud Humphry's study on social interactions between men in public
restrooms highlight?
Ethical standards - (ANSWERS)Sociologists must consider the potential physical
and emotional risks that participants may be exposed to during a research
study.Which issue does this consideration address?
Cultural relativism - (ANSWERS)What are sociologists practicing when they
evaluate cultures without judging them?
Subculture - (ANSWERS)A group of teachers teaching in the same neighborhood o
Los Angeles meet regularly about family and ethnicity issues they encounter in the
daily work. What is this an example of?
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,WGU C273 PRE-ASSESSMENT INTRO TO
SOCIOLOGY NEW VERSION EXAM WITH CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND QUESTIONS
Values define a culture's standards for good and bad, beautiful and ugly, right and
wrong. - (ANSWERS)What role do a culture's values play in social interactions?
It is an environment where one can acquire new perspectives of the world. -
(ANSWERS)How does the workplace act as an agent of socialization?
Adolescents, ages 13 to 17 - (ANSWERS)According to studies of socialization
through the "life course" in modern society, which group characteristically grapple
most with the question "Who am I?" and struggles to carve out a group identity?
Family - (ANSWERS)Where do most people first encounter gender socialization?
Perception of the norms, values, attitudes, and expectations of others in general -
(ANSWERS)What does George Herbert Mead's term "generalized other" refer to in
relation to the development of the self?
Third - (ANSWERS)If Mateo feels happy because he thinks his classmates will
approve of his new shoes, which phase of the looking-glass self is Mateo in?
The looking-glass self - (ANSWERS)Which concept reflects sociological ways of
thinking about the development of self?
A group that is created through similar interests, activities, or professions -
(ANSWERS)What is a secondary group?
Role strain - (ANSWERS)A student is well prepared for a class assignment, and sh
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
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SOCIOLOGY NEW VERSION EXAM WITH CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND QUESTIONS
Suicide rates were higher in areas where an individual's ties to their group were
disrupted or distorted. - (ANSWERS)What did Emile Durkheim's research on
suicide reveal?
Positivism - (ANSWERS)Which idea did Auguste Comte introduce to the field of
sociology?
Symbolic interactionism - (ANSWERS)Which sociological perspective assumes th
social life is shaped by the meanings people associate with things?
Conflict - (ANSWERS)Which sociological perspective views society as being mad
up of groups competing for scarce resources?
Misleading research subjects - (ANSWERS)Which ethical dilemma in sociological
research does Laud Humphry's study on social interactions between men in public
restrooms highlight?
Ethical standards - (ANSWERS)Sociologists must consider the potential physical
and emotional risks that participants may be exposed to during a research
study.Which issue does this consideration address?
Cultural relativism - (ANSWERS)What are sociologists practicing when they
evaluate cultures without judging them?
Subculture - (ANSWERS)A group of teachers teaching in the same neighborhood o
Los Angeles meet regularly about family and ethnicity issues they encounter in the
daily work. What is this an example of?
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,WGU C273 PRE-ASSESSMENT INTRO TO
SOCIOLOGY NEW VERSION EXAM WITH CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND QUESTIONS
Values define a culture's standards for good and bad, beautiful and ugly, right and
wrong. - (ANSWERS)What role do a culture's values play in social interactions?
It is an environment where one can acquire new perspectives of the world. -
(ANSWERS)How does the workplace act as an agent of socialization?
Adolescents, ages 13 to 17 - (ANSWERS)According to studies of socialization
through the "life course" in modern society, which group characteristically grapple
most with the question "Who am I?" and struggles to carve out a group identity?
Family - (ANSWERS)Where do most people first encounter gender socialization?
Perception of the norms, values, attitudes, and expectations of others in general -
(ANSWERS)What does George Herbert Mead's term "generalized other" refer to in
relation to the development of the self?
Third - (ANSWERS)If Mateo feels happy because he thinks his classmates will
approve of his new shoes, which phase of the looking-glass self is Mateo in?
The looking-glass self - (ANSWERS)Which concept reflects sociological ways of
thinking about the development of self?
A group that is created through similar interests, activities, or professions -
(ANSWERS)What is a secondary group?
Role strain - (ANSWERS)A student is well prepared for a class assignment, and sh
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
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