WGU C273 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT (OA) LATEST 2026/2027 COMPLETE
ACCURATE EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS (A NEW UPDATED VERSION)
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ACTUAL OA EXAM
What do sociologists focus on as an explanation for why people are
poor?
Answer- Social structure
What is the difference between race and ethnicity?
Answer- Race refers to biological characteristics, and ethnicity refers to
cultural characteristics.
Native Americans were exposed to new diseases by white settlers and
faced the destruction of their food supply from white settlers and
soldiers. In some places, white people were paid a bounty if they killed a
Native American.
Which effect did this type of colonialism and racial discrimination have
on U.S. society?
Answer- The contribution of Native Americans was reduced because
their population was reduced by 95%.
,Which outcome for students is produced by the combination of a
student's culture and racial discrimination?
Answer- Latinos have the lowest percentage of high school completion.
How does the symbolic interactionist describe prejudice?
Answer- Prejudice is created by labels and is therefore created by
selective perception.
What contributes to the gender pay gap in the U.S.?
Answer- Women take off longer periods of work to rear children.
Women are socialized into career paths that pay less.
Which condition in marriages do sociologists view as being shaped by
culturally defined gender roles?
Answer- Who holds decision-making power
How would sociologists describe the effects of industrialization on the
aging population?
Answer- Living standards improve, allowing more people to reach older
ages.
,Which perspective on aging stresses that a balance between competing
groups is only temporary, and can be upset at any time?
Answer- Conflict perspective
Which societal problem may countries that experience rapid population
growth in the coming decades experience, according to New
Malthusians and conflict theorists?
Answer- Competition over access to scarce resources may cause
political unrest
Which problem associated with urban expansion is responsible for
driving up the prices of home-ownership and rent in poor areas,
ultimately forcing the original impoverished group out?
Answer- Gentrification
Where do we observe the highest rates of population growth?
Answer- Least industrialized nations
Anti-Malthusian
, Answer- of or relating to the theories of T. R. Malthus, which state that
population tends to increase faster, at a geometrical ratio, than the means
of subsistence, which increases at an arithmetical ratio, and that this will
result in an inadequate supply of the goods supporting life unless war,
famine, or disease reduces
New Malthusian
Answer- of or relating to Malthus or to his theory that population tends
to increase at a faster rate than its means of subsistence and that unless it
is checked by moral restraint or disaster (such as disease, famine, or
war) widespread poverty and degradation inevitably result.
Traditional societies view on marriage
Answer- Marriage is extended; it is embedded in a large kinship network
of explicit obligations.
Marriage is encompassing; it encompasses economic production,
socialization of children, care of the sick and aged, recreation, sexual
control, and reproduction
Industrial/postindustrial societies' view on marriage
Marriage is nuclear; it has fewer expectations on the spouse's relatives.
Marriage is limited; many functions are fulfilled by other institutions.
ASSESSMENT (OA) LATEST 2026/2027 COMPLETE
ACCURATE EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS (A NEW UPDATED VERSION)
|GUARANTEED SUCCESS |WGU C273 INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY
ACTUAL OA EXAM
What do sociologists focus on as an explanation for why people are
poor?
Answer- Social structure
What is the difference between race and ethnicity?
Answer- Race refers to biological characteristics, and ethnicity refers to
cultural characteristics.
Native Americans were exposed to new diseases by white settlers and
faced the destruction of their food supply from white settlers and
soldiers. In some places, white people were paid a bounty if they killed a
Native American.
Which effect did this type of colonialism and racial discrimination have
on U.S. society?
Answer- The contribution of Native Americans was reduced because
their population was reduced by 95%.
,Which outcome for students is produced by the combination of a
student's culture and racial discrimination?
Answer- Latinos have the lowest percentage of high school completion.
How does the symbolic interactionist describe prejudice?
Answer- Prejudice is created by labels and is therefore created by
selective perception.
What contributes to the gender pay gap in the U.S.?
Answer- Women take off longer periods of work to rear children.
Women are socialized into career paths that pay less.
Which condition in marriages do sociologists view as being shaped by
culturally defined gender roles?
Answer- Who holds decision-making power
How would sociologists describe the effects of industrialization on the
aging population?
Answer- Living standards improve, allowing more people to reach older
ages.
,Which perspective on aging stresses that a balance between competing
groups is only temporary, and can be upset at any time?
Answer- Conflict perspective
Which societal problem may countries that experience rapid population
growth in the coming decades experience, according to New
Malthusians and conflict theorists?
Answer- Competition over access to scarce resources may cause
political unrest
Which problem associated with urban expansion is responsible for
driving up the prices of home-ownership and rent in poor areas,
ultimately forcing the original impoverished group out?
Answer- Gentrification
Where do we observe the highest rates of population growth?
Answer- Least industrialized nations
Anti-Malthusian
, Answer- of or relating to the theories of T. R. Malthus, which state that
population tends to increase faster, at a geometrical ratio, than the means
of subsistence, which increases at an arithmetical ratio, and that this will
result in an inadequate supply of the goods supporting life unless war,
famine, or disease reduces
New Malthusian
Answer- of or relating to Malthus or to his theory that population tends
to increase at a faster rate than its means of subsistence and that unless it
is checked by moral restraint or disaster (such as disease, famine, or
war) widespread poverty and degradation inevitably result.
Traditional societies view on marriage
Answer- Marriage is extended; it is embedded in a large kinship network
of explicit obligations.
Marriage is encompassing; it encompasses economic production,
socialization of children, care of the sick and aged, recreation, sexual
control, and reproduction
Industrial/postindustrial societies' view on marriage
Marriage is nuclear; it has fewer expectations on the spouse's relatives.
Marriage is limited; many functions are fulfilled by other institutions.
