WGU INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY C273
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS FULL SOLUTIONS
GUARANTEED PASS
⩥ Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim and Max Weber. Answer: 19th century
founders of sociology
⩥ Gender Roles Answer: Because Mary is a girl, she presumed that
when she's in high school, she will wear makeup, shop for shoes, and try
out for the cheerleading squad. Which of the following do all these
characteristics that Mary believes she must employ fall into?
⩥ Karl Marx Answer: Whose ideas are the basis for the conflict
perspective?
⩥ No one is born knowing how to communicate with one another, and
people have to learn what symbols mean and how to use them. Answer:
What is the best summary of George Herbert Mead's theory of social
interactions?
⩥ Football is almost a religious institution that uses rituals to reinforce
common American values, such as competition, and it serves as an outlet
for aggression in order to help maintain social cohesion. Answer: How
,might a functionalist classify the popularity and prominence of football
in American society?
⩥ Variables need established operational definitions so that they can be
measured and the data can be analyzed. Answer: Why are operational
definitions of variables necessary for research?
⩥ correlation Answer: A researcher tests a sample of elementary school
children in the United States on their reading abilities and also counts
the number of books in their homes. He finds that those children who
have books in their home have better reading skills. What is this an
example of?
⩥ It can offer a lot of detail about a topic. Answer: Which of the
following is an advantage of field research?
⩥ survey Answer: If you wanted to compare the attitudes of Virginia
residents towards gun control with the attitudes of Oregon residents,
which research method would you choose?
⩥ sociological imagination Answer: The ability to recognize the societal
forces that influence individual behavior and attitude is known as
__________.
, ⩥ informed consent Answer: The requirement that all participants in a
study be aware of potential risks is known as __________.
⩥ content analysis Answer: content analysis
⩥ expertise Answer: Luciana is a sociologist who studies the experience
of first-generation Latinx families in St. Louis. She is asked by a non-
profit to consult on how to decrease the stigmatization faced by
prisoners upon their release from prison. What ethical issue does
Luciana potentially face?
⩥ positivism Answer: Auguste Comte employed which of the following
philosophical systems which studied society through a scientific lens?
⩥ the academic study of social behavior Answer: What is sociology?
⩥ Academics, Policy Research and Criminal Justice Answer: In what
kind of settings can sociology be used?
⩥ It looks at personal issues from a wider, more general perspective.
Answer: Which of the following statements best describes the
sociological imagination?
⩥ a tentative statement about the relationship between two or more
concepts Answer: What is a hypothesis?
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS FULL SOLUTIONS
GUARANTEED PASS
⩥ Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim and Max Weber. Answer: 19th century
founders of sociology
⩥ Gender Roles Answer: Because Mary is a girl, she presumed that
when she's in high school, she will wear makeup, shop for shoes, and try
out for the cheerleading squad. Which of the following do all these
characteristics that Mary believes she must employ fall into?
⩥ Karl Marx Answer: Whose ideas are the basis for the conflict
perspective?
⩥ No one is born knowing how to communicate with one another, and
people have to learn what symbols mean and how to use them. Answer:
What is the best summary of George Herbert Mead's theory of social
interactions?
⩥ Football is almost a religious institution that uses rituals to reinforce
common American values, such as competition, and it serves as an outlet
for aggression in order to help maintain social cohesion. Answer: How
,might a functionalist classify the popularity and prominence of football
in American society?
⩥ Variables need established operational definitions so that they can be
measured and the data can be analyzed. Answer: Why are operational
definitions of variables necessary for research?
⩥ correlation Answer: A researcher tests a sample of elementary school
children in the United States on their reading abilities and also counts
the number of books in their homes. He finds that those children who
have books in their home have better reading skills. What is this an
example of?
⩥ It can offer a lot of detail about a topic. Answer: Which of the
following is an advantage of field research?
⩥ survey Answer: If you wanted to compare the attitudes of Virginia
residents towards gun control with the attitudes of Oregon residents,
which research method would you choose?
⩥ sociological imagination Answer: The ability to recognize the societal
forces that influence individual behavior and attitude is known as
__________.
, ⩥ informed consent Answer: The requirement that all participants in a
study be aware of potential risks is known as __________.
⩥ content analysis Answer: content analysis
⩥ expertise Answer: Luciana is a sociologist who studies the experience
of first-generation Latinx families in St. Louis. She is asked by a non-
profit to consult on how to decrease the stigmatization faced by
prisoners upon their release from prison. What ethical issue does
Luciana potentially face?
⩥ positivism Answer: Auguste Comte employed which of the following
philosophical systems which studied society through a scientific lens?
⩥ the academic study of social behavior Answer: What is sociology?
⩥ Academics, Policy Research and Criminal Justice Answer: In what
kind of settings can sociology be used?
⩥ It looks at personal issues from a wider, more general perspective.
Answer: Which of the following statements best describes the
sociological imagination?
⩥ a tentative statement about the relationship between two or more
concepts Answer: What is a hypothesis?
