WGU Introduction to Sociology - C273 questions
and answers 2025\2026 A+ Grade
Auguste Conte
- correct answer Suggested we apply scientific method to social world, which is known as Positivism
Viewed society as a living organism, similar to an animals body - must function together to function
smoothly. (functional analysis)
Herbert Spencer
- correct answer *Called 2nd founder of sociology
*disagreed with Conte, believed sociologists should not guide social reform
*societies are evolving from lower to higher form
*society's most capable and intelligent members service - the less capable die out
*fittest members produce a more advanced society "The survival of the fittest" or "Social Darwinism"
(credited to Darwin because he applied it to organisms.
Viewed society as a living organism, similar to an animals body - must function together to function
smoothly. (functional analysis)
Karl Marx
- correct answer *believed the engine of human history is class conflict
*society is made up of 2 classes
*economics is a central force in social change
*Bourgeoisie - capitalist own the means of production, money, land, factories and machines
*Proletariat - workers;
*workers will unite and bread their chains of bondage
*introduced Conflict Theory
,*did not think of himself as a sociologist
Bourgeoisie
- correct answer Capitalists
they own the means of production - money, land, factories, and machines.
Proletariat
- correct answer Workers
Emile Durkheim
- correct answer *succeeded in getting sociology recognized as a separate academic discipline
*how social forces affect peoples behavior
*Social Integration
when all parts of society full their part it is in a "normal" state, if they do not fulfill their function it is in
an "abnormal" or pathological state. (functional analysis)
Social Integration
- correct answer Degree to which people are tied to their social groups.
People with weaker social ties are more likely to commit suicide
Applying Durkheim
- correct answer Patterns of behavior or recurring patterns or events
Max Weber
- correct answer *used cross culture and historical materials to trace the cause of social change and how
social groups affect peoples orientation to life
*disagreed with Karl Marx
*Roman Catholics taught to hold on to tradition, protestant taught to embrace change
*Protestant ethic
, Protestant Ethic
- correct answer *looked for sign they were in Gods good grace
*financial success-live frugal lives, saving ant investing money "the spirit of capitalism"
This brought about capitalism
Harriet Martineau
- correct answer *did writings because women were to focus on church, cooking, children and clothes
*early female sociologist
*viewed sociology as a path to reform and improve society (stop lynchings, integrate immigrants,
improve working conditions)
W.E.B. DuBois
- correct answer black sociologist
Jane Adams
- correct answer Sociologist and social reformer
*came from wealth and privilege
*founded Hull House with Ellen Gates Starr
C. Wright Mills
- correct answer pushed sociologist to go back to push social reform
Basic (or pure) sociology
- correct answer sociological research for the purpose of making discoveries about life in human groups,
not for making changes in those groups
Applied Sociology
- correct answer the use of sociology to solve problems from classroom integration and family
relationships to crime and pollution
Public Sociology
- correct answer applying sociology for the public good; especially sociological perspective (how things
relate to one another) to guide politicians and policy makers
and answers 2025\2026 A+ Grade
Auguste Conte
- correct answer Suggested we apply scientific method to social world, which is known as Positivism
Viewed society as a living organism, similar to an animals body - must function together to function
smoothly. (functional analysis)
Herbert Spencer
- correct answer *Called 2nd founder of sociology
*disagreed with Conte, believed sociologists should not guide social reform
*societies are evolving from lower to higher form
*society's most capable and intelligent members service - the less capable die out
*fittest members produce a more advanced society "The survival of the fittest" or "Social Darwinism"
(credited to Darwin because he applied it to organisms.
Viewed society as a living organism, similar to an animals body - must function together to function
smoothly. (functional analysis)
Karl Marx
- correct answer *believed the engine of human history is class conflict
*society is made up of 2 classes
*economics is a central force in social change
*Bourgeoisie - capitalist own the means of production, money, land, factories and machines
*Proletariat - workers;
*workers will unite and bread their chains of bondage
*introduced Conflict Theory
,*did not think of himself as a sociologist
Bourgeoisie
- correct answer Capitalists
they own the means of production - money, land, factories, and machines.
Proletariat
- correct answer Workers
Emile Durkheim
- correct answer *succeeded in getting sociology recognized as a separate academic discipline
*how social forces affect peoples behavior
*Social Integration
when all parts of society full their part it is in a "normal" state, if they do not fulfill their function it is in
an "abnormal" or pathological state. (functional analysis)
Social Integration
- correct answer Degree to which people are tied to their social groups.
People with weaker social ties are more likely to commit suicide
Applying Durkheim
- correct answer Patterns of behavior or recurring patterns or events
Max Weber
- correct answer *used cross culture and historical materials to trace the cause of social change and how
social groups affect peoples orientation to life
*disagreed with Karl Marx
*Roman Catholics taught to hold on to tradition, protestant taught to embrace change
*Protestant ethic
, Protestant Ethic
- correct answer *looked for sign they were in Gods good grace
*financial success-live frugal lives, saving ant investing money "the spirit of capitalism"
This brought about capitalism
Harriet Martineau
- correct answer *did writings because women were to focus on church, cooking, children and clothes
*early female sociologist
*viewed sociology as a path to reform and improve society (stop lynchings, integrate immigrants,
improve working conditions)
W.E.B. DuBois
- correct answer black sociologist
Jane Adams
- correct answer Sociologist and social reformer
*came from wealth and privilege
*founded Hull House with Ellen Gates Starr
C. Wright Mills
- correct answer pushed sociologist to go back to push social reform
Basic (or pure) sociology
- correct answer sociological research for the purpose of making discoveries about life in human groups,
not for making changes in those groups
Applied Sociology
- correct answer the use of sociology to solve problems from classroom integration and family
relationships to crime and pollution
Public Sociology
- correct answer applying sociology for the public good; especially sociological perspective (how things
relate to one another) to guide politicians and policy makers
